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