Wetland Archaeology & Environments

Download or read book Wetland Archaeology & Environments written by Malcolm Lillie and published by Oxbow Books Limited. This book was released on 2007 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For the past thirty years or so, wetlands have been at the forefront of developments in understanding past cultural activity and associated landscapes. Waterlogged environments and contexts not only preserve the organic part of the cultural record, but they also provide an archive of the environmental conditions pertaining at the time the deposits form, thereby allowing the detailed reconstruction of their associated environments and landscapes.