#CulturalLandscapes
Many of us think of the Cotswolds as an area with beautiful villages, rolling green fields and drystone walls, but what about the rest of the story? What wildlife is hiding in the hedge rows? What communities lived here thousands of years ago? How are farmers looking after the land to protect its history and wildlife alongside their livelihoods? If these are questions that interest you, then why not take a walk with the REFIT Project’s new digital resources. Don’t worry if yo
It has been a while since our last blog post. This is because our teams in the UK, France and Spain have been working really hard interviewing more stakeholders, analysing data, holding events, speaking at conferences and producing digital resources (to be launched soon – so watch this space because we’d love to get your feedback). This is an exciting and challenging time for those of studying Cultural Landscapes. BREXIT is likely to mean a radical reconsidering of the UK’s f
On the 1st of October, in the pouring autumn rain, a group of local residents, farmers and landowners from the Bagendon area got together to explore the story of the Bagendon landscape. With help from Past Environment expert Mike Allen, the group investigated the stories about past land use and environmental change that are hidden in the soil. Using hand augers, everyone had a go a taking and analysing soil cores and learnt just how much information we can glean about the pas
Representing REFIT at the European Association of Archaeologists’ Conference Between the 31st August and 4th September over one thousand archaeologists, conservators and heritage professionals gathered at Vilnius University, Lithuania, for the annual conference of the European Association of Archaeologists (EAA). The topics of the conference sessions ranged from prehistoric textile production to contemporary heritage management. It was a great opportunity for practitioners to