Title: Living on the lake in prehistoric Europe : 150 years of lake-dwelling research /
Authors: Menotti, Francesco.
Publisher: Routledge,
Year: 2004
Subjects: Lake-dwellers and lake-dwellings Europe.; Water-saturated sites (Archaeology) Europe.; Underwater archaeology Europe.; Excavations (Archaeology) Europe; Europe Antiquities.
Abstract: "This definitive volume provides an overview of the development of lake village studies, explores the impact of a range of scientific techniques on the settlements and considers how the public can relate to this evocative and exciting branch of archaeology. It explains how the multidisciplinary research context has significantly improved our knowledge of prehistoric wetland communities, from an environment as well as a cultural perspective." "Living on the Lake in Prehistoric Europe brings together the most prominent scholars in the field to create an authoritative survey of the past, present and future of lake village studies."--Jacket.
Contents: Introduction : The lake-dwelling phenomenon and wetland archaeology / Francesco Menotti -- Part 1. Diversity in unity : regional frontiers in lake-dwelling research -- 1. Lake-Dwelling Studies in Switzerland since "Meilen 1854" / Ulrich Ruoff -- 2. Lake-dwellings in south-western Germany : history of research and contemporary perspectives / Helmut Schlichtherle -- 3. Lake-dwelling research in France : from climate to demography / Pierre Petrequin and Maxence Bailly -- 4. Prehistoric lacustrine villages on the Austrian lakes : past and recent research developments / Elisabeth Ruttkay [and others] -- 5. Past and present lake-dwelling studies in Slovenia : Ljubljansko barje (The Ljubljana Marsh) / Anton Veluscek -- 6. 150 years of lake-dwelling research in northern Italy / Franco Marzatico -- 7. The Development of Wetland Archaeology in Britain / Bryony Coles -- Part 2. Lakes as laboratories : the application of science --^