The Archaeology of the Welsh Uplands

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David M. Browne, Stephen Hughes
Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales, 2003 - Social Science - 148 pages

This book illustrates how important the uplands archaeology of Wales is as a resource for understanding the rich history of the country and for the future development of its society and economy. It presents the results of Uplands Initiative surveys, chronological and thematic overviews, and outlines the practical benefits for rural economies to be gained by the sympathetic exploitation of the archaeological resource.

Contents
FOREWORD - Geoffrey J. Wainwright, M.B.E., Ph.D., F.S.A.
THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF THE WELSH UPLANDS: AN INTRODUCTION - Robert Silvester - Clwyd-Powys Archaeological Trust 

THEMES & CHRONOLOGIES ...
THE UPLANDS DURING THE PREHISTORIC AND ROMAN PERIODS - RCAHMW Staff
UPLAND ARCHAEOLOGY IN THE MEDIEVAL AND POST-MEDIEVAL PERIODS -D.K. Leighton - RCAHMW & Robert Silvester - Clwyd-Powys Archaeological Trust
INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITY - Stephen Hughes - RCAHMW & Simon Timberlake - Archaeological consultant

CASE STUDIES...
THE BLAENAFON UPLANDS LANDSCAPE - Richard Hayman & Wendy Horton - Hayman & Horton
MYNYDD Y FFYNNON: CWMYSTWYTH AND EISTEDDFA GURIG - Paul Sambrook - Cambria Archaeology
MOEL BRONYMIOD - Katherine Geary - Gwynedd Archaeological Trust?
Y BERWYN - Robert Silvester - Clwyd-Powys Archaeological Trust
MYNYDD EPYNT: REDISCOVERING AN ABANDONED FARMING LANDSCAPE -Toby Driver - RCAHMW & Robert Silvester - Clwyd-Powys Archaeological Trust
THE ECONOMIC POTENTIAL OF THE UPLAND HERITAGE - John Wildig - ADAS
THE ECONOMICS OF CULTURAL LANDSCAPES - John Rodger - Torfaen County Borough Council
SITE PRESERVATION AND MANAGEMENT - Kathryn Roberts - Cadw & Paul Sambrook - Cambria Archaeology
THE ACHIEVEMENTS AND FUTURE OF THE UPLANDS INITIATIVE - Stephen Hughes - RCAHMW
AN ILLUSTRATED GUIDE TO COMMON FIELD MONUMENTS - Robert Silvester - Clwyd-Powys Archaeological Trust
UPLANDS BIBLIOGRAPHY
INDEX


Cyfrol llawn lluniau yn archwilio i ardaloedd ucheldirol Cymru, gyda sylw arbennig i hanes a gorffennol diwydiannol yr ardaloedd hyn a'u pwysigrwydd i ddatblygiad cymdeithasol ac economaidd y wlad. Cyhoeddwyd yn wreiddiol yn Mawrth 2004. -- Cyngor Llyfrau Cymru

 

Contents

CONTENTS
7
THEMES CHRONOLOGIES
21
CASE STUDIES
61
THE ECONOMIC POTENTIAL OF THE UPLAND HERITAGE
99
THE ECONOMICS OF CULTURAL LANDSCAPES
105
Kathryn Roberts Cadw Paul Sambrook Cambria Archaeology
117
AN ILLUSTRATED GUIDE TO COMMON FIELD MONUMENTS
125
UPLANDS BIBLIOGRAPHY
134
INDEX
141
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