Archaeological wetland landscapes of Northwest Europe from the Roman through Medieval periods: A comparative spatial analysis.

这项跨学科的研究旨在分析西北欧湿地景观中罗马和中世纪考古遗址的空间分布。面对这些地区日益严重的气候威胁，这一基于GIS的项目将涵盖英国、荷兰和比利时。根据新的考古数据，将重新评估历史治理，经济专业化和边缘化的系统。历史地图，书面资料和湿地孢粉学数据也将被咨询，以重建这些过去的环境中的关键景观特征。考古遗址的分布将在空间上进行分析，以确定贸易、通信网络、治理中心以及农业和生态区的轴线。该项目将是自20多年前的“芬兰项目”以来第一个多时期、以湿地为重点的分析项目。我的研究通过与欧洲低地国家密切相关的文化和经济进行比较而更进一步。该项目的结果将对湿地的历史讨论产生直接影响，并为其社区的组织提供新的见解。该项目将记录这些环境的发展情况，并在这些环境受到泥煤侵蚀和海平面上升的进一步破坏之前，确定进一步研究的领域。

This interdisciplinary research aims to analyse the spatial distribution of Roman and Medieval archaeological sites across wetland landscapes in Northwest Europe. In the face of increasing climatic threat to these regions, this GIS-based project will encompass England, The Netherlands, and Belgium. Systems of historic governance, economic specialisation, and marginality will be re-evaluated in light of new archaeological data. Historical maps, written sources, and wetland palynological data will also be consulted in order to reconstruct key landscape features within these past environments. Distributions of archaeological sites will then be spatially analysed to identify axes of trade, communication networks, governance centres, as well as agricultural and ecological zones.This project will be among the first multi-period, landscape-focused wetland analyses since the 'Fenland Project' over 20 years ago. My research goes one step further by drawing comparisons with the closely linked cultures and economies of the European Low Countries. The results of this project will have direct implications on historical discussions of the wetlands and provide fresh insight into the organisation of their communities. This project will serve to record the development of these environments and identify areas for further research before they are further damaged by peat erosion and sea level rise.