The Project: Research Aims
Project wide Research
Aims
The longevity and diverse nature of
the occupation on the Yarnton floodplain allows wide ranging research
objectives to be pursued within each volume. These are outlined
below:
- Processes of change, in particular the transformation
of the landscape at the beginning of the 1st millennium BC and
the creation of the open-field
system in the early medieval period.
- The character of early settlement and inter-relationships
between contemporary sites, as there is diversity in the location
of settlement sites in the study area and in the settlement
pattern between periods.
- Landscapes and past human impact on the environment.
Reconstructing landscapes and land use across the study area.
- Patterns of craft production, to elucidate social
development and the links between sites and regions.
- Methodological issues. Exploring the most effective means to evaluate archaeological sites and landscapes is a critical conservation issue to which the Yarnton-Cassington project can make a substantial contribution.
