The Archaeology Of Garden And Field [Paperback]

Cultivation and land use practices the world over reflect many aspects of people's relationship to each other and to the natural world.The Archaeology of Garden and Fieldexplores the cultivation of land from prehistoric times to the nineteenth century through excavation, experimentation, and the study of modern cultural traditions.

The Archaeology of Garden and Fieldcontains a wealth of information distilled from the combined experiences of the editors and contributors. Whether one's interest is the Old World or the New, prehistory or the present, this book provides a starting point for anyone who has ever wondered how archaeologists find and interpret the ephemeral traces of ancient cultivation.

List of Figures
List of Tables
Preface

1. To Bound and to Cultivate: An Introduction to the Archaeology of Gardens and Fields
—Kathryn L. Gleason
2. Fertilizer in the Identification and Analysis of Cultivated Soil
—Naomi F. Miller, Kathryn L. Gleason
3. Archaeological Palynology of Gardens and Fields
—Suzanne K. Fish
4. Remote Sensing of Gardens and Fields
—Bruce Bevan
5. The Creation of Cultivable Land through Terracing
—John M. Treacy, William M. Denevan
6. Methodological Considerations in the Study of Ancient Andean Field Systems
—Clark L. Erickson
7. The Celtic Field Systems on the Berkshire Downs, England Stephen Ford
—Mark Bowden, Vincent Gaffney, Geoffrey C. Mees
8. Techniques for Excavating and Analyzing Buried Eighteenth-Century Garden Landscapes
—Anne E. Yentsch, Judson M. Kratzer
9. The Landscapes and Ideational Roles of Caribbean Slave Gardens
—Lydia Mihelic Pulsipher

List of Contributors
Index

One of the few well-focused source books available on methods for studying plants, people, and the use of cultivated space in the past. —Journal of Field Archaeology

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