Ottaway Archaeology in British Towns

From the Emperor Claudius to the Black Death
Erscheinungsjahr 2005
ISBN: 978-1-134-76170-8
Verlag: CRC Press
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 272 Seiten

Over the last twenty-five years archaeology has revolutionised our knowledge of the early history of British towns. Based on his day-to-day involvement in urban archaeology, Patrick Ottaway reviews the important discoveries and research themes of this period, and considers how long-term urban research projects have revealed new information about towns and the lives of their inhabitants. The work of the urban archaeologist is examined in close detail, and attention is given to the critical problems of preserving our urban past, especially when the interests of archaeology and property development clash.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Ottaway, Patrick

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Alte Geschichte & Archäologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of illustrations; Preface; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations and dates; 1. Archaeology in towns 2. Urban archaeologists at work 3. Early Roman towns 4. Late Roman towns 5. Anglo-Saxon towns 6. Medieval Towns 7. Postscript - presenting the past to the public; Notes; Bibliography; Index