- Paperback: 170 pages
- Publisher: Council for British Archaeology; First Edition edition (5 May 2005)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1902771443
- ISBN-13: 978-1902771441
- Product Dimensions: 20.8 x 14.8 x 1.2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 333,689 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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The British landscape is remarkably varied in its character. To a considerable extent this results from the different ways that successive generations of human communities have created regionally distinctive patterns of agriculture and industry. Our 'historic landscape' - the patterns of settlement, roads, fields, and other landuses that make up the physical fabric of our present countryside - was described by Hoskins as the 'richest historical record we possess'. This handbook introduces some of the techniques that archaeologists, historians, historical geographers and planners can use to unravel the complex history of the countryside. A series of case studies demonstrate practical applications of historic landscape analysis for a broad range of uses and at a variety of national and regional levels. This well-illustrated and clear guide will be essential reading for anyone trying to understand the origins and development of regional variation in historic landscape character.
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A rather technical and dry review of the various techniques of landscape analysis. Although there are a variety of case studies, these concentrate rather too much (for my taste) on the West Country. The few photographs are mostly poor in quality (perhaps a problem in reproduction), and it is difficult to follow the written interpretation of them. The maps and colour plates (land use analysis etc.) are high quality but many are reproduced at too small a scale. A larger format such as A4 would have helped in this regard, or a few more pages added so that illustrations, maps and figures could occupy more space (one third of a page instead of one sixth, for example). Such criticisms are niggling rather than damming - I did find the book useful and interesting - but it could have been better.
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