Mountain and orefields: metal mining landscapes of mid and north-east Wales

There is little comparison with other Welsh or English mining landscapes, and no broader academic discussion of issues such as Welsh and English cultural influences (a crying omission in Flintshire, where the political and cultural history is so complex), the archaeological visibility of mining law...

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Published in:Antiquity 2006, Vol.80 (307), p.237-238
Main Author: Cranstone, David
Format: Review
Language:English
Subjects:
Archaeology
Cultural change
Cultural factors
English
Landscape
Metals
Mining
Nonfiction
Politics
Social factors
United Kingdom
Wales
Welsh language
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Summary:There is little comparison with other Welsh or English mining landscapes, and no broader academic discussion of issues such as Welsh and English cultural influences (a crying omission in Flintshire, where the political and cultural history is so complex), the archaeological visibility of mining law and other social and tenurial factors (as Martin Roe is demonstrating in Yorkshire, for example), or the role of mining in the broader social, settlement and agricultural archaeology of the study areas.
ISSN:0003-598X
1745-1744
DOI:10.1017/S0003598X00093534