Description:
Shows how wetland studies can be contextualised within geographical, cultural and theoretical frameworks. This book discusses how wetland archaeological discoveries can be understood in terms of past people's perception and understanding of landscape, which was not only a source of economic benefit, but a storehouse of cultural values and beliefs.
Brief description: Robert Van de Noort is Senior Lecturer in Archaeology, University of Exeter. Aidan O'Sullivan is Lecturer in Archaeology, University College Dublin.