Pathways to Europe's Landscape

Contents

PART I: Introduction 1
PART II: Stories about 13
our landscape
Chapter 1 - Places and 13
Traces: Their Meaning
in Landscape
The meaning of things
The passage of time
Evidence of change
Interpretations of landscape
Constructed nature
Uncertainties and interpretations
Scale and magnitude
Conclusion
Chapter 2 - Interacting 31
With Nature: Creating
Landscapes
The emerging cultural landscape
Natural Forces and Landscape
Character
Adapting nature
Changing with nature
Overcoming nature
Exploiting nature’s resources
Shifting balances - nature returns?
Conclusion
Chapter 3 - People and 47
Communities: Social
Landscapes
Landscape and interaction
Sustenance and nourishment
Spiritual perceptions and manifestations
Status and power
Economy and exploitation
Cultural connections
Conclusion
Chapter 4 - Imagination 67
and Explanation:
Landscapes of the Mind
People and landscape
Landscape – what does it mean?
Explanations from the past
Giants and gnomes – tales of the
supernatural
Historical tales
The riddle of the wolf pit
Chapter 5 - Reading 83
and Understanding:
Landscape as Information
Learning to understand the past
Archaeology’s origins
Archaeology today
Written records
Public conversations
Reconstructing landscape
Conclusion
PART III: Conclusions 103
Acknowledgements 113