Landscape archaeology Landscape




medieval ridge , furrow above wood stanway, gloucestershire, england.


landscape archaeology or landscape history study of way in humanity has changed physical appearance of environment - both present , past. landscape refers both natural environments , environments constructed human beings. natural landscapes considered environments have not been altered humans in shape or form. cultural landscapes, on other hand, environments have been altered in manner people (including temporary structures , places, such campsites, created human beings). among archaeologists, term landscape can refer meanings , alterations people mark onto surroundings. such, landscape archaeology employed study human use of land on extensive periods of time. landscape archaeology can summed nicole branton s statement:



landscapes in landscape archaeology may small single household or garden or large empire , , although resource exploitation, class, , power frequent topics of landscape archaeology, landscape approaches concerned spatial, not ecological or economic, relationships. while similar settlement archaeology , ecological archaeology, landscape approaches model places , spaces dynamic participants in past behavior, not merely setting (affecting human action), or artifact (affected human action) .




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^ spencer-wood, suzanne m. , sherene baugher. (2010) introduction historical archaeology of powered cultural landscapes. international journal of historical archaeology 14, pp. 463-474.
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