Medieval Rural Settlement and Infrastructure Archaeology Across Europe

explores the paradox that 'While large‑scale infrastructure projects represent a major challenge for archaeology, they also offer opportunities to expand scientific knowledge' (Rácz & Sárosi, this volume). Fifteen new reviews by experts in medieval archaeology and heritage management in Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, England, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Poland, Scotland and Spain consider the impact of discoveries from infrastructure-led archaeology on knowledge of rural settlement in the past, and on archaeological practice today. The volume culminates in a synthesising overview distilling transnational themes and identifying ten key actions shown by experience across these fifteen different states to maximise the knowledge dividend of infrastructure archaeology. This volume is essential reading for anyone interested in the historic countryside, heritage management or impactful archaeological investigation. [Publisher's text]

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