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Ancient agricultural landscapes often preserve evidence of human activity long after the original fields, settlements, and farming systems have disappeared. Among the most subtle features are historic field boundaries, including hedgerows, earthen banks, shallow ditches, and rows of trees that on...


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Lakeshores have attracted human communities for thousands of years because they provide access to freshwater, fish, plants, animals, and transportation routes. In prehistoric and historic periods, lakes could also become important places for burial and ritual activity. As water levels changed, former shoreli...


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The English Channel contains a complex underwater landscape that has changed dramatically since the end of the last Ice Age. During periods when sea levels were lower, areas now covered by water formed part of a broader landscape connecting what are today southern Britain and northern continental Europe. Riv...


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Nightwatch posts were small installations used to observe movement, protect property, monitor entrances, and provide warning when danger approached. In ancient and historical communities, the need to maintain security did not disappear when daylight ended. Settlements, roads, harbors, agricultural areas, and...


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Roadside inns played an important role in the movement of people and goods throughout the ancient world. Travelers, merchants, messengers, soldiers, and other visitors needed places to rest, obtain food, care for animals, and prepare for the next stage of a journey. Although some ancient inns were identified...


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