Castles in Townscapes: Studying Fortified Medieval Towns and their Environments in Eure-et-Loir (France)

Borderie, Quentin; Acheré, Vincent; Lecroere, Thomas; Labat, Olivier; Capron, François; Pinhède, Anaïs; Louis, Antoine; Douard, Michel

doi:10.1080/14662035.2020.1861720

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“…Collectively, the papers in the special issue present many case studies for integrating palaeoenvironmental data with survey and museum engagement to bring castle landscapes to life for a wider audience. These range from embedded, active museum engagement with a range of research strands, such as geo-radar survey (Runge 2019), to castles at risk from climate change (Kerr 2019), the challenges of presenting castle landscapes to the public (Bizri et al 2019), the challenges of conducting landscape research on urban fortifications (Borderie et al 2019), and the application of geoarchaeology to examine on-site and off-site activities associated with castles and cultural and natural heritage (Banerjea et al 2019).…”

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Environment, Archaeology and Landscape: Papers in honour of Professor Martin Bell

2021

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Environment, Archaeology and Landscape is a collection of papers dedicated to Martin Bell on his retirement as Professor of Archaeological Science at the University of Reading. Three themes outline how wetland and inland environments can be related and investigated using multi-method approaches. ‘People and the Sea: Coastal and Intertidal Archaeology’ explores the challenges faced by humans in these zones – particularly relevant to the current global sea level rise. ‘Patterns in the Landscape: Mobility and Human-environment Relationships’ includes some more inland examples and examines how past environments, both in Britain and Europe, can be investigated and brought to public attention. The papers in ‘Archaeology in our Changing World: Heritage Resource Management, Nature Conservation and Rewilding’ look at current challenges and debates in landscape management, experimental and community archaeology. A key theme is how archaeology can contribute time depth to an understanding of biodiversity and environmental sustainability. This volume will be of value to all those interested in environmental archaeology and its relevance to the modern world.

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Environment, Archaeology and Landscape: Papers in honour of Professor Martin Bell

2021

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“…Pizzighetton (Italy), Eure-et-Loir (France), Basel (Switzerland), Koblenz (Germany) (i.e. BORDERIE et al [2021]). Until the 18 th century, water bodies effectively protected important defensive structures i.e.…”

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Journal of Water and Land Development

Mięsiak-Wójcik

2021

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The paper concerns the transformation of water resources induced by the construction and functioning of the Brest Fortress defence structure and presents the current water resources resulting from these changes. The study was conducted by analysing historical materials: maps, plans and written documents. Hydrographic changes were analysed for five study periods covering almost 200 years, from 1823, presenting the hydrographic network before the construction of fortifications, up to 2018, when most of these structures ceased or were repurposed. Hydrographic changes were analysed in detail for the area of the Terespol Fortification. The analysis revealed that almost 80% of the wetland area had disappeared after intensive drainage works, and several dozen originally small and isolated areas had been incorporated into a vast drainage network. One of the consequences of these activities was the creation of significantly transformed artificial catchments within the study area.

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Forgotten Castle Landscapes: Connecting Monuments and Landscapes through Heritage and Research

2019

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This paper introduces the theme of a special issue exploring the connections between castles (broadly defined as medieval fortified sites) and their landscapes, from archaeological and heritage perspectives. It includes a brief case study of how some of the castles in Occitanie, southern France, have been connected with their landscapes in the construction of Le Pays Cathare within the context of promoting regional tourism.

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Castles in Townscapes: Studying Fortified Medieval Towns and their Environments in Eure-et-Loir (France)

Cited by 4 publications

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Environment, Archaeology and Landscape: Papers in honour of Professor Martin Bell

Environment, Archaeology and Landscape: Papers in honour of Professor Martin Bell

Journal of Water and Land Development

Forgotten Castle Landscapes: Connecting Monuments and Landscapes through Heritage and Research

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