https://padlet.com/vicki_bullock/le3qdnnrw4e3 ARCH 2: Landscape/Field Survey en-us 2016-10-12 11:31:16 UTC 2026-01-25 14:50:11 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.storage.googleapis.com/portrait/sticky.jpg vicki_bullock https://padlet.com/vicki_bullock/le3qdnnrw4e3/wish/130084919 What is a landscape survey?

'The past is all around us' - Landscape survey can help us to disentangle and understand it

Constructions of one age are often overlain, modified or erased by the work of another. the present patchwork nature of settlement and patterns of agriculture has evolved over thousands of years producing a record of past human activity. 

When would archaeologists conduct a landscape survey?]]> 2016-10-12 11:34:27 UTC https://padlet.com/vicki_bullock/le3qdnnrw4e3/wish/130084919 vicki_bullock https://padlet.com/vicki_bullock/le3qdnnrw4e3/wish/130085042 What sources can archaeologists consult to prepare for a landscape survey? 
Devon has 3 record offices located in Plymouth, Exeter and Barnstaple. The main sources for a broad search of historic records include local libraries, the HER, the sites and monuments records (SMR), NMR, OS maps, aerial photographs, Local and Naval Studies Library, Parish records etc...
Why is this research important?
This research can help determine; the age and scale of a site, who owned the land and surrounding area, this can also be useful in telling whether there is a definite feature or monument and whether there was previous sites there.
What are the limitations  of this research.

]]> 2016-10-12 11:35:13 UTC https://padlet.com/vicki_bullock/le3qdnnrw4e3/wish/130085042 vicki_bullock https://padlet.com/vicki_bullock/le3qdnnrw4e3/wish/130085173 What is the purpose of field survey?
 To locate sites, buildings, and features in a large area and put them both into a typology and a chronological sequence😊

How do archaeologists 
conduct fieldwalk surveys? 
Field walk surveys are done by first identifying the site, and then the archaeologist will be given an area to walk over, which allows them to see any bumps underneath the surface. 💪🏽

 What skills and equipment do you need? 
OS maps, notebook, record forms, camera, 30m tape measure and hand tape, Spring scales, garden canes ETC. 💆🏼
What are the limitations?
The bumps may not mean anything, it could be a natural thing. 👄]]> 2016-10-12 11:36:01 UTC https://padlet.com/vicki_bullock/le3qdnnrw4e3/wish/130085173 vicki_bullock https://padlet.com/vicki_bullock/le3qdnnrw4e3/wish/130085380 Tographic Surveys: used to identify and map the contours of the ground and existing surface features such as trees, buildings, streets, walkways, manholes. It may be necessary to show perimeter boundary lines if they are planning for a building development.
Field boundaries: Lots of factors influence the size and shape of a field (e.g.population, topography, farming system and land owner). A survey can be done simply by examining the boundaries, estimating the size, whether it has a ditch, made of stone or earth etc. Record this information using a standardised recording sheet.

Equipment needed- recording sheet, pencil, camera, ranging rod and a detailed map.

Earthwork surveys:
Why are they useful? What are the limitations? What skills and equipment do you need?]]> 2016-10-12 11:37:15 UTC https://padlet.com/vicki_bullock/le3qdnnrw4e3/wish/130085380 vicki_bullock https://padlet.com/vicki_bullock/le3qdnnrw4e3/wish/130085597 Why do archaeologists produce a written report?
To formulate a conclussion of your finds of the area but also to make your work/ research accessible to others.


What goes into the report? 
A landdscape report would include:
-A Title.
-The date of report not the  Feildwork.
-Authors name.
-A contents list but only nessary if the reports divided into sections or chapters. 
-A list of illustrations, tables, graphs and photographs.
-A summary- a brief conclusion and outline of the work.
-Introduction 


Who uses the report?]]> 2016-10-12 11:38:22 UTC https://padlet.com/vicki_bullock/le3qdnnrw4e3/wish/130085597 vicki_bullock https://padlet.com/vicki_bullock/le3qdnnrw4e3/wish/130085905
What role can metal detecting play in a landscape survey? Metal detecting can help to find any objects which are close to the surface that are magnetic. This can help to show depending on what the object is what kind of site is there and also how old it is.
 How is this kind of survey organised? First you hav 
to do background research on the site and from this you can pick out areas that you want to survey and not just random locations. You use the area topography and other research to find lickely locations. Then check with the landowner that it is okay to conduct the survey. Plan at http://www.ourpasthistory.com/metal/  What can it show us? Depending on what you find you can identify the date of the site and also who would have lived there. You could also look at what they would have done there E.G. What work and how they lived.Metallic objects 
 E.G. Coins, amour and weapons.
What are the limitations? Can't use on some sites as it is illegal and some sites are protected by scheduling, these are monuments like Stonehenge.
Another limitation is that a metal detector can only detect so far down and also you are only allowed to dig 12-18 inches which is the top soil.]]> 2016-10-12 11:40:07 UTC https://padlet.com/vicki_bullock/le3qdnnrw4e3/wish/130085905 vicki_bullock https://padlet.com/vicki_bullock/le3qdnnrw4e3/wish/130384936 2016-10-13 10:59:28 UTC https://padlet.com/vicki_bullock/le3qdnnrw4e3/wish/130384936 vicki_bullock https://padlet.com/vicki_bullock/le3qdnnrw4e3/wish/130385453 2016-10-13 11:03:20 UTC https://padlet.com/vicki_bullock/le3qdnnrw4e3/wish/130385453 vicki_bullock https://padlet.com/vicki_bullock/le3qdnnrw4e3/wish/130385517 2016-10-13 11:03:47 UTC https://padlet.com/vicki_bullock/le3qdnnrw4e3/wish/130385517 vicki_bullock https://padlet.com/vicki_bullock/le3qdnnrw4e3/wish/130385683 2016-10-13 11:04:48 UTC https://padlet.com/vicki_bullock/le3qdnnrw4e3/wish/130385683 https://padlet.com/vicki_bullock/le3qdnnrw4e3/wish/130385698 2016-10-13 11:04:53 UTC https://padlet.com/vicki_bullock/le3qdnnrw4e3/wish/130385698 vicki_bullock https://padlet.com/vicki_bullock/le3qdnnrw4e3/wish/130386109 2016-10-13 11:07:17 UTC https://padlet.com/vicki_bullock/le3qdnnrw4e3/wish/130386109 vicki_bullock https://padlet.com/vicki_bullock/le3qdnnrw4e3/wish/130386254 2016-10-13 11:08:16 UTC https://padlet.com/vicki_bullock/le3qdnnrw4e3/wish/130386254 https://padlet.com/vicki_bullock/le3qdnnrw4e3/wish/130386520 2016-10-13 11:09:50 UTC https://padlet.com/vicki_bullock/le3qdnnrw4e3/wish/130386520 https://padlet.com/vicki_bullock/le3qdnnrw4e3/wish/130387589 D]]> 2016-10-13 11:15:42 UTC https://padlet.com/vicki_bullock/le3qdnnrw4e3/wish/130387589