Handbook of Landscape Archaeology
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: David, Bruno / Thomas, Julian, PUBLISHER: Left Coast Press, Over ong>theong> past three decades, "landscape" has become an umbrella term to describe many different strands of archaeology. From ong>theong> processualist study of settlement patterns to ong>theong> phenomenologist's experience of ong>theong> natural world, from human ong>impactong> on past environments to ong>theong> environment's ong>impactong> on human thought, action, and interaction, ong>theong> term has been used. In this volume, for ong>theong> first time, over 80 archaeologists from three continents attempt a comprehensive definition of ong>theong> ideas and practices of landscape archaeology, covering ong>theong> ong>theong>oretical and ong>theong> practical, ong>theong> research and conservation, and encasing ong>theong> term in a global framework. As a basic reference volume for landscape archaeology, this volume will be ong>theong> benchmark for decades to come. All royalties on this Handbook are donated to ong>theong> World Archaeological Congress.