Monastic Archaeology

The study of monasteries has come a long way since it began in the late 19th century. The emphasis has shifted away from reconstructing the layouts of monastic buildings to a better understanding of the wider monastic environment. The papers in this volume, partly based on a conference held in Oxford in 1994, are written by some of todayAes foremost scholars, and show the diversity of research now being carried out. Monastic strategies for future research and site investigation (J. Patrick Greene) The expansion of the Monastic and religious orders in Europe from the eleventh century (Michael Aston) Cistercians and site management in Pontigny and Fontfroide (Terryl Kinder) Monastic water management in Great Britain (James Bond) Archaeological approaches to monastic sites in Oxfordshire (G.D. Keevill) Romsey Benedictine nunnery and parish church (Ian R. Scott) The planning and development of a Carthusian churchuthe example of St AnneAes Charterhouse (Ian Soden) The demolition and conversion of former monastic buildings in post-dissolution Hertfordshire (Nick Doggett) Fountains archaeological research directed by conservation and presentation (Glyn Coppack) The Hulton Abbey project (W. Klemperer) Education on abbey sites