Author

Publication

1985 - B.T. Batsford, London, England

Language

English

Word Count

42,000 words, Guess

Page Count

168 pages

Identifiers

  • ISBN-100713436492
  • ISBN-100713436506
  • ISBN-139780713436495
  • ISBN-139780713436501
  • LibraryThing1601989
and 8 more
  • Goodreads3515523', '2525543
  • Library of Congress Control Number86125096
  • Library of Congress Control Numbergb85023739
  • OCLC Control Number15628789
  • OCLC Control Number12511827
  • Better World Books9780713436501
  • Better World BooksKS-551-224
  • Open LibraryOL2766748M

Classifications

  • DDC911/.42
  • LCCDA90 .A75 1985
  • LCCDA90.A75 1985
and 1 more
  • LCCDA600

Description

Most places in Britain have had a local history written about them. Up until this century these histories have addressed more parochial issues, such as the life of the manor, rather than explaining the features and changes in the landscape in a factual manner. Much of what is visible today in Britain's landscape is the result of a chain of social and natural processes, and can be interpreted through fieldwork as well as from old maps and documents. Michael Aston uses a wide range of source material to study the complex and dynamic history of the countryside, illustrating his points with aerial photographs, maps, plans and charts. He shows how to understand the surviving remains as well as offering his own explanations for how our landscape has evolved.

Subjects

Other Editions

  • Interpreting the landscape: landscape archaeology in local studiesB.T. Batsford1985-01-01

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