Approaches to Landscape

Muir, Richard

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“…It functions like a palimpsest (Bender, 1993;Crang, 1998;Muir, 1999;Rackham & Moody, 2012). The historical-archaeological dimension of the landscape of Lesvos is evident in many archaeological sites, such as the areas of Ancient Antissa and Mithimna; the temples of Messa, Klopedi, and Chalinados; the remains of the Roman Aqueduct spread in many areas of the south-eastern part; the remnants of the Ancient Theatre of Mytilene with marvelous acoustics; the 'Lesvian style' well-built wall in Apothika Agras; the prehistoric settlement of Thermi; the Acropolis of Eresos; and the various ancient remains spread all over the island, etc.…”

Section: The Dimensions Of the Landscape Of Lesvos: Detecting The Termentioning

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North Aegean island landscapes as ecomuseums: the case of Lesvos Island

Pavlis¹

2017

ISJ

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The main advantage of the Aegean islands, in generating national, regional, or international competitiveness, compared to the areas on the continental mainland, is their natural and cultural assets, their cultural landscapes. Consequently, the organized utilization of cultural heritage, rich biodiversity, and the unique Aegean landscape, could make the islands attractive as places to live or work and help them fulfill their sustainability goals. Ecomuseums are 'in situ' museums, aimed at local communities and managed by them, aiming at the interpretation, protection, utilization, and promotion of natural and cultural assets of a place, and at the economic revival of marginal regions through the combinational development of small-scale tourism, local manufacturing, and primary production sectors. They could function as laboratories of sustainable development. The island of Lesvos has been selected as a case study for such a potential ecomuseum.

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Section: The Dimensions Of the Landscape Of Lesvos: Detecting The Termentioning

confidence: 99%

North Aegean island landscapes as ecomuseums: the case of Lesvos Island

Pavlis¹

2017

ISJ

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“…While for a community this could be when society's values alter in relation to increased connectivity resulting in perceived compression of space (Castells, 1997); or significant cultural changes in landscape appreciation such as the romanticism of mountain and coastal landscapes in the 18 th century or the urban life values of the rural population. As societies acceptance alters it is not only values in landscape which changes but also the standards by which these values are judged (Muir, 1999). Thus while values themselves may be relatively stable, how they are drawn on is dynamic dependent on the issue at hand.…”

Section: Landscape Valuesmentioning

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Dynamics of integrating landscape values in landscape character assessment: the hidden dominance of the objective outsider

Butler

2016

Landscape Research

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“…We can also trace this approach in Muir's work where landscapes may be reduced to clearly defined structural components (Muir, 1998;. The last 20 years or so have seen a movement towards viewing landscape as a 'milieu of meaningful cultural practices and values, not simply a set of observable material cultural facts' (Wylie, 2007: 5).…”

Section: Visible and Invisible Landscapesmentioning

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“…Keller, 1997;Muir, 1998). Our perceptions and pre-conceptions of what lies in front of our eyes define landscape.…”

Section: Turlough Hill -Place-making and Mountains In Prehistoric Irementioning

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“…In our understanding and use of landscape there is one critical distinction that has characterised different ways of approaching landscape; that is the distinction between "observing" and "inhabiting" (e.g. Hoskins, 1955;Ingold, 1993;Layton & Ucko, 1999;Muir, 1998;Tilley, 1994;Wylie, 2007). Are we looking "at a" landscape, or are we living "in it"?…”

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Turlough Hill – Place-making and Mountains in Prehistoric Ireland

Bergh¹

2016

Multi-, Inter- And Transdisciplinary Research in Landscape Archaeology

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Mountains and high ground are often venerated as special places. It is their enigmatic quality as elevated ground, their prominence and permanence in both the mental and physical landscapes that draws us to them. In this paper the role of mountains in current landscape archaeology is discussed based on their role as places of significance in both "visible" and "invisible" landscapes. The conspicuous mountain of Turlough Hill, in the Burren, Co. Clare has on its summit a unique group of prehistoric remains consisting of some 140 circular houses, a large burial cairn, a multi-vallate enclosure as well as an extraordinary hexagonal stone enclosure. Why did people choose this particular mountaintop as the focus for this extraordinary activity in prehistory? To answer this question, and to elucidate the wider question of the significance of high ground, as well as aspects of place-making, the role of Turlough Hill in prehistory is discussed based on the character of the archaeological remains, but also on the character of the mountain itself and its location in the wider landscape.

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Approaches to Landscape

Cited by 114 publications

References 1 publication

North Aegean island landscapes as ecomuseums: the case of Lesvos Island

North Aegean island landscapes as ecomuseums: the case of Lesvos Island

Dynamics of integrating landscape values in landscape character assessment: the hidden dominance of the objective outsider

Turlough Hill – Place-making and Mountains in Prehistoric Ireland

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