Five Urban Waterscapes -- Rivers, Lakes and Islands : Towns, Changing Waterscapes and Geography -- Waterfronts : The Land/Water Interface and the Construction of Waterfront Installations -- Wetlands : The Materiality of Land Drainage and Reclamation in Towns -- Conclusions: Towns, Water and People
Summary
Water and Roman Urbanism provides an innovative archaeological perspective on the Roman urban experience in Britain through its focus on the cultural implications of the crucial relationship between water and settlement and the important development of this relationship over time