The Landscape of Roman Britain Author:Ken Dark, Petra Dark This is a ground-breaking book, offering new analyses and interpretations, and is the first to combine the latest advances in the archaeology of Roman Britain with new scientific approaches to environmental reconstruction. The authors cover the methods used, the Iron Age background, the natural and physical environment with regard to human acti... more »vity, and the effects of this activity on the landscape. Settlement evidence is addressed in a unique overview which ranges from villas to native farmsteads, along with religious sites, burials, forts, roads, bridges and artificial watercourses in an investigation of Roman-British agricultural systems; the impact of Roman towns; industrial activities including pottery and iron working; and the post-Roman legacy.« less