Ecological and historical factors behind the spatial structure of the historical field patterns in the Czech Republic.

ABSTRACT: Historical field systems are an essential part of the traditional cultural landscape of societies with primarily agricultural subsistence. They embody many functions and values, as they affect the productional, ecological and hydrological functioning of the landscape, its cultural values, the way people perceive the landscape, and their impact on present-day farming. As an aspect of the historical landscape, field systems are a topic investigated in landscape archaeology, environmental studies, historical geography, landscape ecology, and related disciplines. Historical field systems can form many complex spatial structures, shapes and patterns. This paper focuses on identifying environmental and historical/cultural driving forces during the formation and the historical development of vari

SUBMITTER: Fanta V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9126947 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature