Handbook of Landscape Archaeology

by Bruno David (editor), Julian Thomas (Editor)

Over the past three decades, “landscape” has become an umbrella term to describe many different strands of archaeology. From the processualist study of settlement patterns to the phenomenologist’s experience of the natural world, from human impact on past environments to the environment’s impact on human thought, action, and interaction, the term has been used. In this volume, for the first time, over 80 archaeologists from three continents attempt a comprehensive definition of the ideas and practices of landscape archaeology, covering the theoretical and the practical, the research and conservation, and encasing the term in a global framework. As a basic reference volume for landscape archaeology, this volume will be the benchmark for decades to come. All royalties on this Handbook are donated to the World Archaeological Congress.

Genres: Archaeology, Anthropology, History

720 pages, Paperback

First published July 30, 2008

About the author

Bruno David est un naturaliste français spécialisé en paléontologie et en sciences de l’évolution et de la biodiversité. Depuis 2015, il est président du Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle (MNHN).

Il a été chercheur au CNRS et directeur de l’unité Biogéosciences à l’Université de Bourgogne. Paléontologue et biologiste marin, ses recherches l’ont conduit à explorer l’évolution de la biodiversité à partir de modèles actuels comme fossiles. Bruno David a participé à plusieurs grandes missions océanographiques, notamment dans l’Océan Austral, la mer des Caraïbes et dans le Pacifique avec le submersible Nautile.

Reviews

[GR Wooltorton · Rating 4 out of 5]

I did not read every article, but the articles I read were good. Sometimes hard to follow for the amateur archaeologist, but good.

[Jen]

CC75 .H35 2008, SSAH