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The Archaeology of English Battlefields

The Archaeology of English Battlefields

The Archaeology of English Battlefields

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This volume presents the results of the first national assessment of English battlefields. The primary written sources are complemented by the results of extensive fieldwork, computer-based terrain reconstruction, and scientific analysis of artefacts recovered from battlefields. The authors proposed methodology for investigating battlefield locations is validated by the recent identification of the precise location of the Battle of Bosworth, some 3km from the traditional site.
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Type Book
ISBN13 9781902771885
ISBN10 1902771885
Number Of Pages 198
Item Weight 1000 g
Publisher / Reseller Council for British Archaeology
Format paperback
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Media Reviews

"...the book stands as a testimony to the growing sophistication and rigour of archaeological approaches to landscapes of past conflict and to the significant advances in techniques of research and analysis over the past twenty years. For anyone interested in studying past battlefields, this book is an essential introduction to a field that offers new insights and makes a strong case for their protection, not just as sites of historic interest but also as fragile components of the archaeological record." -- Landscape History Landscape History This attractive and well-illustrated volume explores issues surrounding the physical locations and remains of battles and other conflict-related sites in England down to the battle of Sedgemoor of 1685...All [chapters] are covered sensibly and judiciously. More importantly, this volume makes a case for a much greater role for archaeology in the interpretative process. -- Peter Gaunt The Archaeological Journal

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Author's Bio

Glenn Foard is Reader in Battlefield Archaeology at the University of Huddersfield; he has carried out extensive research on battles and sieges of the medieval and early modern period. He is archaeological adviser to the Battlefields Trust and a member of the English Heritage Battlefields' Panel. Richard Morris OBE is Professor of Conflict and Culture at the University of Huddersfield and a member of various heritage advisory bodies including the National Heritage Memorial Fund and the HLF. Formerly Director of the Institute for Medieval Studies at the University of Leeds, Richard has written extensively on a variety of subjects, including the history of conflict.

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