Christopher Gerrard

Medieval Archaeology

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

At a time when archaeology generally is experiencing a surge of popularity, our understanding of medieval settlement, artifacts, environment, buildings and landscapes has been revolutionized. Chris Gerrard looks at the people and excavations that have been important in medieval archaeology and the core theory and methodology used, creating an essential text for all medieval archaeologists.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 324
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. September 2002
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 241mm x 161mm x 30mm
• Gewicht: 618g
• ISBN-13: 9780415234627
• ISBN-10: 041523462X
• Artikelnr.: 21116068

Autorenporträt

Christopher Gerrard is a Lecturer in Archaeology at the University of Durham. He is a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London, a member of the Institute of Field Archaeologists and Monographs Editor for the Society for Medieval Archaeology.

Inhaltsangabe

PART 1 The discovery of ignorance 1 Inventing the Middle Ages: antiquarian
views (to c.1800) 2 Lights and shadows: medievalism, the Gothic Revival and
the nineteenth century (to 1882) 3 An emerging discipline: monuments,
methods and ideas (1882-1945) PART 2 Into the light 4 Out of the shell:
medieval archaeology comes of age (1945-1970) 5 Breaking ranks: new ideas,
new techniques, the Rescue years and after (1970-1989) PART 3 Winds of
change 6 Retrospect and prospect: medieval archaeology today (1990 to the
present)