14 research outputs found
Tracing the patterns: fields, villages, and burial places in Lebanon
Archaeological research in Lebanon often focuses on settlement from the Bronze Age to Romanperiods, while surrounding landscapes, earlier and later periods are under-represented. Largedatasets collecting information from all periods and site types, such as the EndangeredArchaeology in the Middle East and North Africa (EAMENA) database, address this imbalance.EAMENA predominantly uses satellite imagery to identify archaeological sites and the threatsposed to them, leading to the recognition of many previously unpublished sites, includingabandoned buildings and agricultural terraces. Here we explore how such data can be used totrace patterns of settlement and landscape use. Transects running from coast to uplands innorthern and southern Lebanon are compared: the results show profound differences betweennorth and south, and between coastal and inland zones. The importance of large, holisticdatasets for previously understudied site types and periods in piecing together past patterns ofland use, subsistence economies, burial traditions and change over time are demonstrated
Understanding the Relationship between Landscape and Identity: A Case Study from Dartmoor and the Tamar Valley, Devon, c. 1500 BC – AD 1086
Recommended from our members
St. Edmund's College, Cambridge: An Archaeological Evaluation
In January 2005 an archaeological evaluation was carried out at St. Edmund’s College, Cambridge. The site was situated just outside the main Roman settlement on Castle Hill, and in the immediate vicinity of the Roman road that was excavated at New Hall College and, more recently, on Trinity Hall Playing Fields, off Storey’s Way. It was therefore hoped that the results would shed more light on the dynamics of Roman Cambridge’s urban hinterland. A number of ditches and other cut features were revealed, but unfortunately most of them contained no datable evidence
Recommended from our members
Excavations at St. Edmund's College, Cambridge: Part Two
Between 3rd and 14th July 2006 an archaeological excavation was carried out by the Cambridge Archaeological Unit (CAU) prior to the development of additional student accommodation at St. Edmund’s College, Cambridge. The present excavations formed the fourth stage of archaeological investigations carried out by the CAU prior to the building works, following two evaluation phases in 1996 and in 2005 (Dickens 1996; Ten Harkel 2005), the latter of which ran partially through the present site, and an open area excavation immediately to the west of the present site, completed in April 2005 (Mackay 2006). The excavations were carried out in accordance with a specification of works, and were monitored by the Development Control Office of the Cambridgeshire County Council
Recommended from our members
Medical Research Centre, Chaucer Road, Cambridge: An Archaeological Evaluation
On 12 January 2005 one trench of c. 24 m2 was opened in the back garden of the Medical Research Council offices on 15 Chaucer Road, Cambridge. No archaeological features were recorded as a result of extensive 18th/19th-century quarrying activity
Recommended from our members
Archaeological Excavations at Castle Street, Cambridge
From 14th November 2005 until 9th January 2006 and between 6th February and 7th March 2006, the Cambridge Archaeological Unit carried out an archaeological excavation on land adjacent to 68 Castle Street, prior to housing development by Ashwell’s Property Group. An archaeological evaluation had previously been carried out by Hertfordshire Archaeological Trust (HAT) in 2001 (Crank and Murray 2001). The research issues addressed by the present excavations were twofold. First, the possibility that the outer bailey of the Medieval Castle ran through the site was to be explored, and, if so, its date of construction as well as later history and infilling determined. Second, given the site’s central location within the 4th century Roman town, the character of the Roman settlement was to be determined, with particular attention for the exact location of the Via Devana, the main E-W Roman road
Recommended from our members
Proposed Development at Clare College, New Court, Cambridge. An Archaeological Evaluation.
On 24th and 25th August 2006 the Cambridge Archaeological Unit carried out an archaeological evaluation at the Clare College Memorial Court Site (Ashby Drive) adjacent to the University Library, Cambridge. The evaluation preceded the proposed building works for New Court at Ashby Drive, and was carried out in order to assess the survival and preservation of any potential archaeological features within the proposed development area. The work was monitored by a Planning Archaeologist from Cambridgeshire County Council. The site is located immediately adjacent to Burrell’s Walk, and is currently used as car park and location for Clare College laundry buildings and maintenance workshop
Recommended from our members
Bradwell's Court, Cambridge: An Archaeological Watching Brief
In January 2005 a total of four geotechnical and one archaeological test pits were opened around the back and in the car park of Bradwell’s Court shopping centre off St Andrew’s Street, Cambridge. The work was carried out by STATS, and monitored by the Cambridge Archaeological Unit (CAU). No archaeological features were recorded
Recommended from our members
Cloister Court, Jesus College, Cambridge: An Archaeological Watching Brief
On 10 and 19-20 January 2005, the Cambridge Archaeological Unit carried out an archaeological watching brief during the construction of new service trenches in the Cloister Court at Jesus College, Cambridge. During the work the remains of two clunch walls and a plastered wall with an associated clunch floor surface were revealed