Open AccessExploring Linear Earthworks across Time and Space – Introducing the ‘Monumentality and Landscape: Linear Earthworks in Britain’ Project
Author(s) -
Nicky Garland,
Barney Harris,
Tom Moore,
Andrew Reynolds
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
offa's dyke journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2695-625X
DOI - 10.23914/odj.v3i0.316
Subject(s) - earthworks , archaeology , geography , linear relationship , period (music) , landscape archaeology , history , landscape design , civil engineering , engineering , cartography , art , mathematics , statistics , aesthetics
Linear earthworks of a monumental character are an enigmatic part of the British landscape. Research in Britain suggests that such features range in date from the early 1st millennium BC to the Early Middle Ages. While the roles of these monuments in past societies cannot be understated, they remain a relatively under-researched phenomenon. This article introduces the Leverhulme Trust-funded ‘Monumentality and Landscape: Linear Earthworks in Britain’ project, which aims to provide a comparative study of linear earthworks focusing on those dating to the Iron Age and early medieval period. This contribution reviews our approach and shares preliminary results from the project’s first year, identifying wider implications for the study of linear earthworks.