A Life in Norfolk's Archaeology: 1950-2016: Archaeology in an arable landscape

Peter Wade-Martins

A Life in Norfolk's Archaeology: 1950-2016: Archaeology in an arable landscape
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Archaeopress
Country
United Kingdom
Published
31 October 2017
Pages
404
ISBN
9781784916572

A Life in Norfolk’s Archaeology: 1950-2016: Archaeology in an arable landscape

Peter Wade-Martins

This is a history of archaeological endeavour in Norfolk set within a national context. It covers the writer’s early experiences as a volunteer, the rise of field archaeology as a profession and efforts to conserve the archaeological heritage against the tide of destruction prevalent in the countryside up to the 1980s when there was not even a right of access to record sites before they were lost. Now developers often have to pay for an excavation before they can obtain planning consent. The book features progress with archaeology conservation as well as the growth of rescue archaeology as a profession both in towns and in the countryside. Many of the most important discoveries made by aerial photography, rescue excavations and metal detecting from the 1970s onwards are illustrated. The last section covers the recent growth of the Norfolk Archaeological Trust as an owner of some of the most iconic rural sites in Norfolk. The book concludes with a discussion of some issues facing British field archaeology today.

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