The archaelogy of the Upper Plym Valley
The Upper Plym Valley, Dartmoor, containing an exceptional range and number of field monuments, has already attracted considerable attention from archaeologists and antiquarians. However, previous studies have tended to focus on a single aspect of land use. Thus, the total landscape survey, commissioned in 1982 by English Heritage, and executed by Edinburgh Archaeological Services under the direction of Mr. Roger' Mercer, of an area of 25km2, provided the first opportunity to assess the relationships between remains of different periods and between those of contemporary but different types of land use. The survey provided the database for this thesis and maps of the whole area and descriptions of nearly 2000 monuments have been compiled as Appendices. Analysis of the field evidence is divided into four parts. Discussion of the prehistoric monuments concentrates on'the variations in size and structure of the settlement remains, aided by large-scale plans of over 400 hut-circles. The contrast between seasonal and permanent occupation and the relationship between the settlements and the ceremonial and burial sites are considered. The development of medieval agricultural settlement is traced through field remains
Robertson, Jennifer G.
The archaelogy of the Upper Plym Valley. The Upper Plym Valley, Dartmoor, containing an exceptional range and number of field monuments, has already attracted considerable attention from archaeologists and antiquarians. However, previous studies have tended to focus on a single aspect of land use. Thus, the total landscape survey, commissioned in 1982 by English Heritage, and executed by Edinburgh Archaeological Services under the direction of Mr. Roger' Mercer, of an area of 25km2, provided the first opportunity to assess the relationships between remains of different periods and between those of contemporary but different types of land use. The survey provided the database for this thesis and maps of the whole area and descriptions of nearly 2000 monuments have been compiled as Appendices. Analysis of the field evidence is divided into four parts. Discussion of the prehistoric monuments concentrates on'the variations in size and structure of the settlement remains, aided by large-scale plans of over 400 hut-circles. The contrast between seasonal and permanent occupation and the relationship between the settlements and the ceremonial and burial sites are considered. The development of medieval agricultural settlement is traced through field remains
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