Some Relict Landscapes in Westmorland

A Reconsideration

Bibliographic Data

ID11613885
AuthorsBrian K Roberts (corresponding author)
Year1993
Volume150
Issue1
Pages433-455
Publication date1993-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueArchaeological Journal (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0066-5983 • E-ISSN: 2373-2288
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/00665983.1993.11078061
OpenAlexW2022592465
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited9

In the study of relict landscapes the definition of layers or phases may be logically necessary but can be fundamentally misleading. The real world normally involves a continuum of activity, in which continuity is more important than cataclysmic change. Detailed field maps of landscape survivals in a Westmorland township are used to formulate a possible temporal framework of development, which casts doubt upon existing chronological assumptions and illuminates the processes of village development. The discussion shows how complex multi-period landscapes, including both relict features and functioning elements, can be recorded, interpreted and presented with a measure of reinterpretable objectivity

Epistemology · Field (mathematics · Geography · Objectivity (philosophy · American Environmental and Regional History · Geology · History · Land Use and Ecosystem Services · Landscape and Cultural Studies · Mathematics · Philosophy