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Project

Little Flanders beyond Wales. A landscape archaeological contribution to the discussion of Flemish influence on settlement landscapes in the British Isles.

Around 1107, Flemings moved to Wales to plant settlements with striking similarities to those in Flanders. This research will use a cross-disciplinary landscape archeological approach to understand how Flemish planning traditions were modified in response to traditions and environments outside Flanders. For the first time, the emigration out of medieval Flanders will be studied in an archeological and landscape perspective.

Date:1 Nov 2016 →  31 Aug 2021
Keywords:landscape archeology
Disciplines:Theory and methodology of archaeology, Other history and archaeology, Archaeology