Landscape archaeology between art and science from a multi- to an interdisciplinary approach
Researchers in landscape archaeology use two different definitions of landscape. One definition (landscape as territory) is used by the processual archaeologists, earth scientists, and most historical geographers within this volume. By contrast, post-processual archaeologists, new cultural geographe...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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[Amsterdam]
Amsterdam University Press
2012, 2012
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| Series: | Landscape and heritage series
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| Collection: | JSTOR Open Access Books - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | Researchers in landscape archaeology use two different definitions of landscape. One definition (landscape as territory) is used by the processual archaeologists, earth scientists, and most historical geographers within this volume. By contrast, post-processual archaeologists, new cultural geographers and anthropologists favour a more abstract definition of landscape, based on how it is perceived by the observer. Both definitions are addressed in this book, with 35 papers that are presented here and that are divided into six themes: 1) How did landscape change?; 2) Improving temporal, chronological and transformational frameworks; 3) Linking landscapes of lowlands with mountainous areas; 4) Applying concepts of scale; 5) New directions in digital prospection and modelling techniques, and 6) How will landscape archaeology develop in the future? |
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| Item Description: | Title and description from PDF (viewed Jul. 17, 2012). - Proceedings of the first international Landscape Archaeology Conference (LAC2010), VU University, Amsterdam |
| Physical Description: | 525 pages illustrations |
| ISBN: | 9789089644183 9089644180 |