Research Catalog

Details

Additional authors

1. English Heritage.

Description

1. 127 pages : illustrations (some color), maps; 25 cm

Summary

1. "At the very heart of Devon, the rocky tors of Dartmoor loom broodingly over the surrounding countryside. Anyone who knows or has heard about Dartmoor has their own personal images and feelings for the place, which are as varied as the moor itself. It also represents one of the best-preserved and most complete upland archaeological landscapes in Britain." "Dartmoor contains a fascinating diversity of important archaeological sites illustrating many facets of human history. The earliest visible structures probably date to the Neolithic, but it is the Bronze Age that yields the most dramatic evidence. Over 2600 years ago the moor was densely settled by people whose homes, fields, burial places and religious centres still survive. Later generations in the medieval and post-medieval periods left their own imprints on the landscape for the archaeologist to interpret, or on occasions misinterpret, and much lies buried below the surface that awaits discovery. The book peels back the layers of time; gathers together the research of the last 150 years; explores settlements, sepulchral monuments and ritual sites; investigates agricultural and industrial activities, in particular tinworking; and gives a practical guide for the visitor to Dartmoor." "With the help of specially commissioned colour reconstruction paintings, Sandy Gerrard gives an up-to-date account of Dartmoor's rich archaeological heritage."--BOOK JACKET.

Alternative title

1. Dartmoor

Subject

1. Landscape archaeology > England > Dartmoor
2. Archéologie du paysage > Angleterre > Dartmoor
3. 15.30 archaeology: general
4. Antiquities
5. Historical geography
6. Landscape archaeology
7. Landschappen
8. Dartmoor (England) > Historical geography
9. Dartmoor (England) > Antiquities
10. Dartmoor (England) > History
11. Dartmoor (Devon)
12. Devon > Dartmoor
13. Dartmoor (Angleterre) > Géographie historique
14. England > Dartmoor

Genre/Form

1. Illustrated works.

Contents

1. 1. Reading the landscape: sources of information -- 2. Hunter-gatherers to the first farmers: early modifications to the natural landscape -- 3. solid imprint of the Bronze Age: settlements, field-systems and cairns -- 4. Dartmoor's dark ages: the Iron Age to the Early Christian era -- 5. Medieval Dartmoor: a hive of industry -- 6. post-medieval landscape -- 7. Dartmoor palimpsest.

Owning institution

1. Princeton University Library

Note

1. At head of title: English Heritage.

Bibliography (note)

1. Includes bibliographical references (p. 124-126) and index.