Ebook: Rethinking ancient woodland: the archaeology and history of woods in Norfolk

Front Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; List of Figures; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; General Editor's preface; 1 Studying ancient woodland; The historiography of ancient woodland; Defining ancient woodland: the Ancient Woodland Inventory; The implications of ancient woodland; The challenge to stability: dynamic models; Conclusion; 2 The contexts of ancient woodland; Soils and climate; The human landscape: settlement and farming; Ancient woodland in Norfolk; Examining ancient woods; 3 The origins of coppiced woodland; The evidence of location and distribution.