Piers Dixon
Biographic Data
| ID | 5375742 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Piers Dixon |
| GIVEN NAMES | Piers |
| FAMILY NAME | Dixon |
| SIGNATURE | DIXON P |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1986 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Seasonal Settlement in the Medieval and Early Modern Countryside
For the first time seasonality is placed at the centre of the study of rural settlement. Using a Europe-wide approach, it provides a primer of examples, of techniques and of ideas for the identification and understanding of seasonal settlement. As such, it marks an important new step in the interpretation of the use of the countryside by historic communities linked to the annual passage of the year. The particular studies are introduced by an ope…
Dormount Hope: Medieval Deer Trap, Park or Hay
Until recently, deer hunting in medieval Scotland has been poorly researched archaeologically. In Hunting and Hunting Reserves in Medieval Scotland Gilbert identified medieval parks at Stirling and Kincardine in Perthshire that William the Lion created, but it is only in recent years that excavations by Hall and Malloy have begun to explore their archaeology. The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland recorded anothe…
Reading the pastoral landscape: Palynological and historical evidence for the impacts of long-term grazing on Wether Hill, Ingram, Northumberland
Many upland environments are valued for their openness, which is often actively maintained by extensive pastoral agriculture. Documentary sources indicate the complexity and longevity of regulations designed to protect the hill grazing resource from over-exploitation but these systems leave relatively few traces on the ground. Consequently pollen analysis is an important method for establishing the impact of centuries of grazing on the quality of…
An excavation at the Bishop's House, Stow, Scottish Borders
During late 1984 and 1985, the Border Burghs Archaeology Project (BBAP) carried out an investigation of the ruins of the Bishop's House at Stow, in the Scottish Borders (formerly Berwickshire), a site with historical associations with the bishops and archbishops of St Andrews and part of a long-established estate centre.The investigation revealed the layout of a 16th-century building, which was altered on at least two occasions.There is evidence …
Unravelling the Landscape: An Inquisitive Approach to Archaeology. Edited by M ark B owden
(1999). Unravelling the Landscape: An Inquisitive Approach to Archaeology. Edited by Mark Bowden. Archaeological Journal: Vol. 156, No. 1, pp. 445-446
A rural medieval settlement in Roxburghshire: Excavations at Springwood Park, Kelso 1985-6
Few medieval rural settlements have been identified or excavated in Scotland.The site at Springwood Park survived in a ploughed field and was identified by scatters of medieval pottery.Excavation revealed only part of the settlement, a row of buildings on a river terrace which was occupied from the late 12th to the 14th century.Three main periods were identified, followed by levelling and abandonment.The earliest period featured post-set structur…
The stone villages of Britain
A rural medieval settlement in Roxburghshire: Excavations at Springwood Park, Kelso 1985-6
Few medieval rural settlements have been identified or excavated in Scotland.The site at Springwood Park survived in a ploughed field and was identified by scatters of medieval pottery.Excavation revealed only part of the settlement, a row of buildings on a river terrace which was occupied from the late 12th to the 14th century.Three main periods were identified, followed by levelling and abandonment.The earliest period featured post-set structur…
The stone villages of Britain
Unravelling the Landscape: An Inquisitive Approach to Archaeology. Edited by M ark B owden
(1999). Unravelling the Landscape: An Inquisitive Approach to Archaeology. Edited by Mark Bowden. Archaeological Journal: Vol. 156, No. 1, pp. 445-446
A rural medieval settlement in Roxburghshire: Excavations at Springwood Park, Kelso 1985-6
Few medieval rural settlements have been identified or excavated in Scotland.The site at Springwood Park survived in a ploughed field and was identified by scatters of medieval pottery.Excavation revealed only part of the settlement, a row of buildings on a river terrace which was occupied from the late 12th to the 14th century.Three main periods were identified, followed by levelling and abandonment.The earliest period featured post-set structur…
An excavation at the Bishop's House, Stow, Scottish Borders
During late 1984 and 1985, the Border Burghs Archaeology Project (BBAP) carried out an investigation of the ruins of the Bishop's House at Stow, in the Scottish Borders (formerly Berwickshire), a site with historical associations with the bishops and archbishops of St Andrews and part of a long-established estate centre.The investigation revealed the layout of a 16th-century building, which was altered on at least two occasions.There is evidence …
Reading the pastoral landscape: Palynological and historical evidence for the impacts of long-term grazing on Wether Hill, Ingram, Northumberland
Many upland environments are valued for their openness, which is often actively maintained by extensive pastoral agriculture. Documentary sources indicate the complexity and longevity of regulations designed to protect the hill grazing resource from over-exploitation but these systems leave relatively few traces on the ground. Consequently pollen analysis is an important method for establishing the impact of centuries of grazing on the quality of…
Seasonal Settlement in the Medieval and Early Modern Countryside
For the first time seasonality is placed at the centre of the study of rural settlement. Using a Europe-wide approach, it provides a primer of examples, of techniques and of ideas for the identification and understanding of seasonal settlement. As such, it marks an important new step in the interpretation of the use of the countryside by historic communities linked to the annual passage of the year. The particular studies are introduced by an ope…
Dormount Hope: Medieval Deer Trap, Park or Hay
Until recently, deer hunting in medieval Scotland has been poorly researched archaeologically. In Hunting and Hunting Reserves in Medieval Scotland Gilbert identified medieval parks at Stirling and Kincardine in Perthshire that William the Lion created, but it is only in recent years that excavations by Hall and Malloy have begun to explore their archaeology. The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland recorded anothe…
Archaeology (7 works) · Geography (6 works) · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (5 works) · History (5 works) · History (5 works) · Excavation (3 works) · Historical and Cultural Archaeology Studies (3 works) · Ecology (2 works) · Estate (2 works) · Historical Studies of British Isles (2 works)