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by Bruno David (Editor), Julian Thomas (Editor)
Over the past three decades, "landscape" has become an umbrella term to describe many different strands of archaeology. From the processualist study of settlement patterns to the phenomenologist's experience of the natural world, from human impact on past environments to the environment's impact on human thought, action, and interaction, the term has been used. In this volume, for the first time, over 80 archaeologists from three continents attempt a comprehensive definition of the ideas and practices of landscape archaeology, covering the theoretical and the practical, the research and conservation, and encasing the term in a global framework. As a basic reference volume for landscape archaeology, this volume will be the benchmark for decades to come. All royalties on this Handbook are donated to the World Archaeological Congress.
Author Biography
BRUNO DAVID is Co-Director of the Programme for Australian Indigenous Archaeology at Monash University. His latest books are Landscapes, Rock Art, and the Dreaming (2002); The Social Archaeology of Australian Indigenous Societies (2006); and Gelam's Homeland (2008). JULIAN THOMAS is Chair of Archaeology at Manchester University and a Vice President of the Royal Anthropological Institute. His primary research interests are with the Neolithic period in Britain and northwest Europe and with theory and philosophy of archaeology. His recent publications include Understanding the Neolithic (1999), Archaeology and Modernity (2004), and Place and Memory: Excavations at the Pict's Knowe, Holywood, and Holm Farm (2007).
