The Landscape of Towns

Politics & Social Sciences

Aston, Mick

Archaeology

Sutton Pub Ltd

For Professor and Channel 4 personality Mick Aston, landscape archaeology remains his first love, because it provides so much information about how ordinary communities lived in the past. Environmental archaeology, experimental archaeology, the archaeology of buildings, and his great project at the village of Shapwick in Somerset are just some of the other subjects brought excitingly to life in Mick's colourful and action-packed pages. Reading this book, it is easy to share the author's basic conviction that "Archaeology is fun."

Mick's Archaeology

History

Ancient Civilizations

Tempus

In the Middle Ages monasteries were among the greatest owners of land in Britain; today their influence on the landscape can be seen not only in the magnificent monastic ruins, but also in earthworks, patterns of landholding and even industrial remains.Mick Aston examines the place of monasteries in the landscape - how they affected and were affected by the countryside in which they were built. He explains how monasticism arrived in Britain - growing from austere beginnings to rich and powerful estates. He looks at why abbeys and priories were sited where they were and at all aspects of their activities - estate management, farming policy, industrial and commercial operations in the countryside and in towns. The story does not end with the Dissolution: the book also discusses how many of their estates and buildings were bought by private owners and adapted for secular use. Whether you are an amateur archaeologist/historian or student, this magnificently illustrated book w

Monasteries in the Landscape

Tempus Pub Ltd

Since 1994, when the first "Time Team" program was broadcast, archaeology has been brought to life for millions of people by Victor Ambrus and Mick Aston. Victor has produced hundreds of sketches and drawings of archaeological sites and the lives of those who would have inhabited them. For the first time, his drawings of individual excavations have been brought together to provide a dramatic chronological survey of British history—from Stone Age to modern via the Romans, the Vikings, and more. Add to this Mick Aston's lively explanations and photographs, and you have an archaeological collaboration which is guaranteed to delight.

Recreating the Past

Ambrus, Victor

Europe

Founded in 1088 by St Bruno at the Grande Chartreuse in France, the Carthusians came to Britain almost a hundred years later. Only nine permanent monasteries were established before the Reformation, and six of these were founded after the Black Death nearly 200 years later.Yet their influence far exceeded their numbers. They were exceptionally well regarded in the later Middle Ages, providing a late flowering of British monasticism when other religious orders were in decline. Supported by the highest levels of society, the Carthusians are remarkably well documented, and we can see how their life was sustained by agricultural estates, bequests from the local laity, and the income from burials and masses. It was they who particularly stood up to Henry VIII, and three of their nine priors were butchered for their beliefs.The evidence of archaeology is also significant. Of the total of nine English charterhouses five have substantial remains (Mount Grace being the best preserved and most accessible) and a further two have excellent earthworks. Together these sites provide considerable information about how the Carthusians lived, prayed, and died, and how their life differed from that of other orders of monks and nuns.

Christ's Poor Men: The Carthusians in Britain

Coppack, Glyn

Aerial photography can give the archaeologist unique information about the development of a particular landscap over the centuries. After a brief introduction to the history of aerial photography and to its main features (cropmarks, parchmarks, earthworks, soil marks, patterns), Mick Aston presents case studies spanning the length and breadth of the country, including several World Heritage sites.

Interpreting the Landscape from the Air

Arts & Photography

Photography & Video

Since the first popular "Time Team" program was broadcast, its chief archaeologist, Mick Aston, has been taking aerial photographs of the English landscape. The best of these—nearly 250—are presented here to provide a unique insight into understanding the history of England. Mick’s subjects range from prehistoric Cheddar Gorge and Stonehenge to Hadrian’s Wall and other key Roman sites, through medieval towns, such as Winchester and York, as well as deserted medieval villages, to country houses such as Blenheim and Badminton.

From the Paleolithic Age through the Industrial Revolution, a fascinating foray into the world of archaeology explores geophysics, excavations, and skeletal analyses from the start of a dig to the preservation process.

Atlas of Archaeology: The Definitive Guide to the Location, History and Significance of the World's Most Important Archaeological Sites & Finds

Taylor, Timothy

DK Pub.

In the Middle Ages monasteries were among the greatest owners of land in Britain; today their influence on the landscape can be seen not only in the magnificent monastic ruins, but also in earthworks, patterns of landholding and even industrial remains. Mick Aston examines the place of monasteries in the landscape - how they affected and were affected by the countryside in which they were built. He explains how monasticism arrived in Britain - growing from austere beginnings to rich and powerful estates. He looks at why abbeys and priories were sited where they were and at all aspects of their activities - estate management, farming policy, industrial and commercial operations in the countryside and in towns. The story does not end with the Dissolution: the book also discusses how many of their estates and buildings were bought by private owners and adapted for secular use. Whether you are an amateur archaeologist/historian or student, this magnificently illustrated book will direct you to the signs in the landscape that reveal the past glory of Britain's monasteries.

Amberley Publishing

An original and approachable account of how archaeology can tell the story of the English village. Shapwick lies in the middle of Somerset, next to the important monastic center of Glastonbury: the abbey owned the manor for 800 years from the 8th to the 16th century and its abbots and officials had a great influence on the lives of the peasants who lived there. It is possible that abbot Dunstan, one of the great reformers of tenth century monasticism directed the planning of the village. The Shapwick Project examined the development and history of an English parish and village over a ten thousand-year period. This was a truly multidisciplinary project. Not only were a battery of archaeological and historical techniques explored - such as field walking, test-pitting, archaeological excavation, aerial reconnaissance, documentary research and cartographic analysis - but numerous other techniques such as building analysis, dendrochronological dating and soil analysis were undertaken on a large scale. The result is a fascinating study about how the community lived and prospered in Shapwick. In addition we learn how a group of enthusiastic and dedicated scholars unraveled this story. As such there is much here to inspire and enthuse others who might want to embark on a landscape study of a parish or village area. Seven of the ten chapters begin with a fictional vignette to bring the story of the village to life. Text-boxes elucidate reoccurring themes and techniques. Extensively illustrated in color including 100 full page images. This title was the winner of the 2014 British Archaeological Association's Best Archaeological Book Award. Table of Contents 1. Starting Points 2. Ways of Seeing: Methods for the Analysis of of a Landscape 3. Once Upon a Time: From the Hunter-Gatherers of of the Mesolithic to the Agricultural Communities of the Iron Age 4. In the Shadow of an Empire: Life and Landscape during Roman Times, AD 43-c. AD 350 5. Postholes and People: From the End of the Roman Empire to the Early Middle Ages, c. AD 350-c. AD 800 6. A Village Moment? Shapwick before the Norman Conquest, c. AD 800-1000 7. Manor and Abbey: Schapewik in the Later Medieval Period, 1100-1539 8. After the Dissolution: Post-Medieval Shapwick, 1539-1750 9. Make Way for Tomorrow: Shapwick Yesterday and Today 10. Wider Contexts

Interpreting the English Village: Landscape and Community at Shapwick, Somerset

Gerrard, Dr Christopher

Windgather Press

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The Landscape of Towns

Mick's Archaeology

Monasteries in the Landscape

Recreating the Past

Christ's Poor Men: The Carthusians in Britain

Interpreting the Landscape from the Air

Interpreting the Landscape from the Air

Atlas of Archaeology: The Definitive Guide to the Location, History and Significance of the World's Most Important Archaeological Sites & Finds

Monasteries in the Landscape

Interpreting the English Village: Landscape and Community at Shapwick, Somerset