Category: Landscapes

Running an 18th Century Landscaping Business

Running an 18th Century Landscaping Business

Having unearthed the previously unpublished work of Britain’s greatest landscape designer, Thomas White, two experts provide insight into how this infamous designer ran his landscaping business…in the 1700s. Although I… READ MORE

Archaeology, Ecology and Trees

What can trees tell us about the past? What can they tell us about our present? What might they tell the archaeologists of the future? Author RUTH TITTENSOR investigates. Trees… READ MORE

New Forest: The Forging of a Landscape

Once the domain of kings, the New Forest is today, in effect, open-access, largely state-owned land, famous for its pretty villages, mosaic of moorland and woodland, roaming horses and cattle,… READ MORE

Snails in Archaeology and Fruite de Mer

Do people really eat common garden snails? How long have snails, shellfish and molluscs been eaten throughout human history? And what can their remains at archaeological sites tell us about… READ MORE

Following a Trail of Potsherds to the Landscape

How can pottery help to explore an archaeological landscape? Guest blogger DR. PHILIP MILLS, co-editor of Forms of Dwelling along with ULLA RAJALA, explains. Landscape archaeology is something that I, as a Roman ceramic… READ MORE

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