Medieval adaptation, settlement, and economy of a coastal wetland the evidence from around Lydd, Romney Marsh, Kent
Romney Marsh is the largest coastal lowland on the south coast of England. Since 1991 excavations in advance of gravel extraction around Lydd on Romney Marsh, have uncovered large areas of medieval landscape, one of the largest to be exposed in southern England. Features uncovered include 12th-13th...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Oxford, UK :
Oxbow Books
[2008]
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| See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009668697806719 |
| Summary: | Romney Marsh is the largest coastal lowland on the south coast of England. Since 1991 excavations in advance of gravel extraction around Lydd on Romney Marsh, have uncovered large areas of medieval landscape, one of the largest to be exposed in southern England. Features uncovered include 12th-13th century drainage ditches, ditched field systems and sea defences. Also of particular significance is the identification of a series of occupation sites and their enclosures. The excavation of dispersed settlements is particularly difficult, because of the scale of work required to produce meaningful |
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| Item Description: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (873 p.) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages [305]-312) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781789256505 9781782974659 9781782974635 |
