The Oxford Handbook Of Wetland Archaeology Francesco Menottiaidan Osullivan Aidan Osullivan by Francesco Menotti;aidan O'sullivan; & Aidan O’sullivan 9780199573493, 0199573492 instant download after payment.

concept as the watery environments it seeks to explore. What is it?

Is it simply the recognition of the enormous potential of waterlogged,

anaerobic environments and the due application of a range of

multidisciplinary scientific methods and techniques to harvest the

data about the past they can provide? Is it the archaeological and

environmental investigation of past and present wetland landscapes

and wet sites—in coastal marshes, bogs, lakes, and rivers—to

reconstruct their role in local, regional, and national long-term

histories? Or does wetland archaeology simply seek to explore how

people in the past interacted with the wetlands, revealing how

societies and cultures make their own worlds through their social,

ideological, economic, and above all material engagement with

dynamic, ever-changing, and bountiful environments? It is in a sense

all of these things and more. Because there is no doubt that wetland

archaeology, despite the criticisms that might be made of it, has

been responsible for some of the most spectacular archaeological

discoveries in the world. It also provides us with the potential to tell

more nuanced stories about the past—creating both an opportunity

and a challenge for this fascinating branch of archaeology.

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