<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>This paper offers an introduction to the renewed landscape archaeological and historical geographical research on the lost village of Nieuw-Roeselare. Despite being the first site to be studied as a Deserted Medieval Settlement in modern-day Flanders, little is known about the village and its relation to the surrounding landscape. Nieuw-Roeselare is presented as a case study on lost and deserted medieval settlements in the context of the research history on the topic in both Flanders and Zealand. Past historical geographical and archaeological research at the site is described and the ongoing and future research is presented along with its potential for landscape studies and planning.</p></abstract>

This paper offers an introduction to the renewed landscape archaeological and historical geographical research on the lost village of Nieuw-Roeselare. Despite being the first site to be studied as a Deserted Medieval Settlement in modern-day Flanders, little is known about the village and its relation to the surrounding landscape. Nieuw-Roeselare is presented as a case study on lost and deserted medieval settlements in the context of the research history on the topic in both Flanders and Zealand. Past historical geographical and archaeological research at the site is described and the ongoing and future research is presented along with its potential for landscape studies and planning.

Nieuw-Roeselare – landscape archaeological and historical geographical research on deserted medieval settlements in the borderlands of Flanders and Zealand

Department of Archaeology, Faculty of Arts and Philosophy

Department of Geography, Faculty of Sciences

Department of History, Faculty of Arts and Philosophy

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This paper offers an introduction to the renewed landscape archaeological and historical geographical research on the lost village of Nieuw-Roeselare. Despite...

Nieuw-Roeselare – landscape archaeological and historical geographical research on deserted medieval settlements in the borderlands of Flanders and Zealand

Published Online: Dec 31, 2020

Page range: 96 - 107

Received: Sep 07, 2020

Accepted: Dec 03, 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/geosc-2020-0009

Keywords
Landscape changes, Landscape archaeology, Deserted Medieval Settlements, Flanders

© 2020 Gerben Verbrugghe et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Nieuw-Roeselare – landscape archaeological and historical geographical research on deserted medieval settlements in the borderlands of Flanders and Zealand

Published Online: Dec 31, 2020

Page range: 96 - 107

Received: Sep 07, 2020

Accepted: Dec 03, 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/geosc-2020-0009

KeywordsLandscape changes, Landscape archaeology, Deserted Medieval Settlements, Flanders

© 2020 Gerben Verbrugghe et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
Landscape changes, Landscape archaeology, Deserted Medieval Settlements, Flanders