Beschreibung:
When this book was originally published in 1963, industrial archaeology was becoming a topic of lively interest and controversy among archaeologists, historians, architects and engineers. This book shows a fascinating slice of the history of the discipline of archaeology as well as offering insights into industrial archaeology when the term was first being used.
Foreword 1. What is Industrial Archaeology? 2. The Urgency of Industrial Archaeology 3. The Approach 4. The Pace and Pattern of the Industrial Revolution 5. Coal and Metals 6. Power 7. Textiles, Pottery and Glass, Brewing and Distilling 8. Railways, Inland Waterways and Roads 9. Building Materials 10. Farm Buildings and the Industrial Revolution 11. The Documentations and Recording of Industrial Archaeology