<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

Publié en ligne: 31 déc. 2020

Pages: 96 - 107

Reçu: 07 sept. 2020

Accepté: 03 déc. 2020

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

Mots clés
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

Publié en ligne: 31 déc. 2020

Pages: 96 - 107

Reçu: 07 sept. 2020

Accepté: 03 déc. 2020

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

Mots clésLandscape 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.

Mots clés
Landscape changes, Landscape archaeology, Deserted Medieval Settlements, Flanders