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 ong>toong> describe many different strands of archaeology. ong>Fromong> ong>theong> processualist study of settlement patterns ong>toong> ong>theong> phenomenologist's experience of ong>theong> natural world, ong>fromong> human impact on past environments ong>toong> ong>theong> environment's impact on human thought, action, and interaction, ong>theong> term has been used. In this volume, for ong>theong> first time, over 80 archaeologists ong>fromong> 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 ong>toong> come. All royalties on this Handbook are donated ong>toong> ong>theong> World Archaeological Congress.