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A life in Norfolk's archaeology : 1950-2016 : archaeology in an arable landscape /

A personal history of Peter Wade-Martins archaeological endeavour in Norfolk set within a national context. It covers the writer's early experiences as a volunteer, the rise of field archaeology as a profession and efforts to conserve archaeological heritage.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Wade-Martins, Peter (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Summertown, Oxford : Archaeopress Publishing Ltd, 2017.
Colección:Archaeological lives.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Norfolk Firsts; Time line of key events most of which feature in the Book; Chapter 1: Introduction; Chapter 2: The Early Years; Chapter 3: Excavating Deserted Medieval Villages; Chapter 4: The Launditch Hundred Project, 1967-71; Chapter 5: North Elmham Park: The Excavation of a High-Status Anglo-Saxon and Early Medieval Settlement, 1967-72; Chapter 6: Chance Finds; Chapter 7: Societies; Chapter 8: Amateurs in Action; Chapter 9: Metal Detecting: 'The Norfolk System'; Chapter 10: Urban Surveys; Chapter 11: The 'RESCUE' Movement, The Scole Committee and Professional County Units; Chapter 12: A New County Service for Field Archaeology, 1973-1999; Chapter 13: Key Norfolk Archaeological Unit Projects; Chapter 14: The Story of 'East Anglian Archaeology'; Chapter 15: County-based Conservation Projects; Chapter 16: National Conservation Initiatives; Chapter 17: Some Rescue Excavations, 1972-92; Chapter 18: Clearing the Publication Backlog from the Past, 1977-97; Chapter 19: Re-structuring Field Archaeology in Norfolk, 1991; Chapter 20: Time to Move On; Chapter 21: The Norfolk Archaeological Trust: a property-owning conservation trust; Chapter 22: Caistor St Edmund Roman Town; Chapter 23: Burgh Castle 'Saxon Shore' Roman Fort; Chapter 24: Two Monasteries; Chapter 25: Other Recent Acquisitions; Chapter 26: The Future Role of the Norfolk Archaeological Trust; Chapter 27: A Time to Reflect; Appendix 1: Alan Davison's publications; Appendix 2: Summary of progress set out in the 1996 Five-year Development Plan for Archaeology in the Norfolk Museums Service; Appendix 3: List of those archaeologists who attended the February 1970 Barford meeting which represented the start of the RESCUE movement; Bibliography; Index.