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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Corporate Authors: JSTOR (Organization), International Landscape Archaeology Conference, LAC2010
Other Authors: Kluiving, Sjoerd J., Guttmann-Bond, E. B. (Erika B.)
Format: Conference Proceeding eBook
Language:English
Published: [Amsterdam] : Amsterdam University Press, 2012.
Series:Landscape & heritage series.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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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?
Item Description:Title and description from PDF (viewed Jul. 17, 2012).
Proceedings of the first international Landscape Archaeology Conference (LAC2010), VU University, Amsterdam.
Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (525 pages) : illustrations.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9789048516087
9789048516070
9048516072
9048516080