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Industrial Archaeology (1972) looks at the nature, methods and materials of the archaeology of industry in the UK, from pre-Roman times to the late twentieth century. It studies topics such as coal and lead mining, textiles, wagon-ways, railways, canals, iron, steel and chemicals, glass-making, agriculture, and brewing.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
1. Introduction: What is Industrial Archaeology? Part 1. The Materials and Field Evidence of Industrial Archaeology 2. The Metallic Raw Materials 3. Metal-Based Industries 4. Non-metallic Raw Materials 5. Manufactures Based Upon Non-metallic Raw Materials 6. Organic Raw Materials and Industries Based Upon Them 7. Power and Fuel 8. Transport 9. Accommodation – Buildings and Structures Part 2. A View of Industrial Archaeology in Britain 10. Prehistoric and Roman Industries 11. Dark Age and Medieval Industries 12. Prelude to the Industrial Revolution – the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries 13. The Industrial Revolution – the Eighteenth Century 14. The Industrial Revolution – the Nineteenth Century Part 3. The Place of Museums in Industrial Archaeology 15. Museums and Industrial Archaeology 16. Preservation, Restoration and Recording
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Arthur Raistrick
Zusammenfassung
Industrial Archaeology (1972) looks at the nature, methods and materials of the archaeology of industry in the UK, from pre-Roman times to the late twentieth century. It studies topics such as coal and lead mining, textiles, wagon-ways, railways, canals, iron, steel and chemicals, glass-making, agriculture, and brewing.
