The West Midlands is a region of geographical, topographical and geological contrasts, forming disparate landscapes that are reflected in the nature and diversity of its rich archaeology. This ranges from evidence of its prehistory to the important industrial heritage of its major conurbations. This book represents an attempt by the region's archaeologists to draw these varying archaeological landscapes together to produce a research framework and agenda for their future management. This is based on a comprehensive evaluation of the archaeological resource and has allowed new research directions to be followed and gaps in our knowledge to be filled.
The book is arranged chronologically, each chapter addressing the important themes identified within each period. The colour images illustrate different aspects of the archaeology of the West Midlands and also include a series of distribution maps produced from data held in the region's Sites and Monuments Records and Historic Environment Records. The research agenda is an invaluable tool not only for those interested or involved in the archaeology of the West Midlands but also for those working in other regions, adding another important piece to the archaeological jigsaw of the British Isles and helping us to see the archaeology of the West Midlands more prominently in its wider context.
Reviews
These chapters provide, without doubt, a comprehensive, well-researched and informative contribution to the corpus of works dedicated to the region. The volume is appropriately illustrated with full colour throughout and the text is clear and well edited, offering a high standard of papers aimed at an informed though not necessarily specialist audience.' -- Transactions of the Birmingham and Warwickshire Archaeological Society, vol 114 Transactions of the Birmingham and Warwickshire Archaeological Society, vol 114



Book Information
ISBN 9781842174272
Author Sarah Watt
Format Hardback
Page Count 272
Imprint Oxbow Books
Publisher Oxbow Books