David Gould
Department: Archaeology
Discipline: Archaeology
Project Summary
This research will investigate the history and landscapes of medieval and early post-medieval rabbit warrens in South West England.
The following key questions will be addressed:
- are there are any geographic trends relating to the architectural remains of these warrens and associated features?
- What are the relationships between warrens and geological, topographical and hydrological landscape features as well as to other archaeological features, both contemporary and earlier?
- Is it possible to provide evidence for dating the region’s warrens?
- What economic role did these warrens play within their local communities, and what were the social impacts of the installation of rabbit warrens on manorial lands?
- What was the symbolic role that warrens played within the contemporary landscape?
Supervisory Team
Professor Oliver Creighton (Exeter University)
Dr. Stuart Prior (Bristol University)
Wider Research Interests
- Landscape Archaeology
- Medieval England
- Cold War Archaeology
- The application of Geophysical surveys
- Early Dynastic Egypt
- Field Systems
Authored Publications/Reports
Gould, D. (2003) A Study of the Relationship between the Different Dynastic Factions of the Early Dynastic Period and of the Evidence for Internal Political Disruptions, Aegyptiaca Helvetica, Volume 17, 29-53
