Concepts of scale are used often in ecology, geography, sociology, and other fields, but rarely by historians and archaeologists, who are the authors of the nine papers contained in this collection. T
This series comprises regional studies in the rural history of the European continent during the Middle Ages (concentrating on the period 1000-1500). Integrating written records, archaeology, and rese
This volume aims to define the changing nature of lordship in Viking and early medieval Scandinavia. Advances in settlement archaeology and cultural geography have revealed new aspects of social power
The overwhelming majority of people living in medieval European societies spent their entire lives on farms and other rural settings, but until recently they did not receive much scholarly attention.
Something dangerous is afoot in St. Denis; in the space of a few weeks, the normally sleepy village sees attacks on Vietnamese vendors, arson at a local Asian restaurant, and subpar truffles from Chin
When a bevy of winemakers descend on Saint-Denis, competing for its land and spurring resentment among the villagers, the idyllic town—where Benoit “Bruno” Courreges is the town’s only policeman—finds
