Mapping the Past: From Sampling Sites and Landscapes to Exploring the ‘Archaeological Continuum’

Proceedings of the XVIII UISPP World Congress (4-9 June 2018, Paris, France) Volume 8, Session VIII-1

Edited by Michel Dabas Edited by Stefano Campana Edited by Apostolos Sarris

Book cover: Mapping the Past: From Sampling Sites and Landscapes to Exploring the ‘Archaeological Continuum’

Extent: 94 pages

Publisher: Archaeopress Publishing

Subjects: Mediterranean Archaeology, World Archaeology

Series: Proceedings of the UISPP World Congress

Language: English

Paperback (Published)

(September 2020)

ISBN: 9781789697131

8.07 x 11.42 inches

Price: $34.00

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Proceedings of Session VIII-1 of the XVIII UISPP World Congress (2018, Paris); papers reflect on the need to develop sustainable and reliable approaches to mapping our landscape heritage, guided by the crucial concept termed the ‘archaeological continuum’.


Session VIII-1 of UISPP 2018 in Paris ‘Mapping the Past‘ brought together several contributions reflecting on the need to develop sustainable and reliable approaches to mapping our landscape heritage. The session was guided by the crucial concept termed the ‘archaeological continuum’. This concept can be defined as a proactive approach to landscape survey based on the summative evidence detected (or detectable) within the area under examination, reducing spatial and chronological gaps as far as possible through the intensive and extensive application of a wide variety of exploratory methods and analytical techniques. Research work across Europe as well as contributions presented in this session have demonstrated that it is now possible to explore the whole landscape of carefully chosen areas and study them as an archaeological continuum. Archaeological interpretations derived from this kind of approach can be expected to reveal different layers of information belonging to a variety of chronological horizons, each displaying mutual physical (stratigraphic) and conceptual relationships within that horizon. The raising of new archaeological questions and also the development of alternative conservation strategies directly stimulated by the radical ideas inherent in the concept of the ‘archaeological continuum’ are among the major outcomes of the session.

List of Figures General introductory text of the series Introduction to the volume Establishing meanings, roles and limits of 'Archaeological Continuum' paradigms - Stefano Campana Mound landscape continuum. Mapping barrows (and more) in the Bialowieza Forest, Poland - Michal Szubski An integrated approach to the construction of cultural landscapes in Southwest Angola: The case of Huila - Daniela de Matos, Luiz Oosterbeek, Ziva Domingos, Christopher Miller, Nicholas J. Conard, Manuel Sahando Neto, Paulo Valongo, Jose B. Fernandes, and Maria Helena Henriques Geophysical explorations of the classical coastal settlement of Lechaion, Peloponnese (Greece) - Apostolos Sarris, Tuna Kalayci, Nikos Papadopoulos, Nasos Argyriou, Jamie Donati, Georgia Kakoulaki, Meropi Manataki, Manolis Papadakis, Nikos Nikas, Paul Scotton and Konstantinos Kissas A view from the hills. Investigating protohistoric phases in the longue duree of the Potenza Valley (Marche, Italy) - Wieke de Neef, Frank Vermeulen Magnetic method in the study of the influence of environmental conditions on settlement activity: case study from Fayum Oasis (Egypt) - Tomasz Herbich, List of Figures ;

General introductory text of the series ;

Introduction to the volume ;

Establishing meanings, roles and limits of ‘Archaeological Continuum’ paradigms – Stefano Campana Mound landscape continuum. Mapping barrows (and more) in the Białowieża Forest, Poland – Michał Szubski An integrated approach to the construction of cultural landscapes in Southwest Angola: The case of Huila – Daniela de Matos, Luiz Oosterbeek, Ziva Domingos, Christopher Miller, Nicholas J. Conard, Manuel Sahando Neto, Paulo Valongo, José B. Fernandes, and Maria Helena Henriques Geophysical explorations of the classical coastal settlement of Lechaion, Peloponnese (Greece) – Apostolos Sarris, Tuna Kalayci, Nikos Papadopoulos, Nasos Argyriou, Jamie Donati, Georgia Kakoulaki, Meropi Manataki, Manolis Papadakis, Nikos Nikas, Paul Scotton and Konstantinos Kissas A view from the hills. Investigating protohistoric phases in the longue durée of the Potenza Valley (Marche, Italy) – Wieke de Neef, Frank Vermeulen Magnetic method in the study of the influence of environmental conditions on settlement activity: case study from Fayum Oasis (Egypt) – Tomasz Herbich

  • Edited by Michel Dabas
  • Edited by Stefano Campana
  • Edited by Apostolos Sarris