Genealogy Australia

Although most famously deserted as a result of the Black Death in the fourteenth century, villages have been abandoned throughout history, and in every part of the British Isles. Some of them are former towns; others were only ever hamlets. Many still await discovery.

This book explains how villages have become deserted, and describes how former houses, roads and fields can often still be recognised today. Describing how the archaeologist recovers and interprets the evidence and showing how everyone can become involved in discovering and recording sites, this book also suggests a number of sites worth visiting today.

Contents:
Preface
List of Illustrations
1. What is a Deserted Village?
2. When and Why Were Villages Deserted?
3. What do Deserted Villages Look Like?
4. Archaeology and Deserted Villages
5. How to Discover Deserted Villages
6. Where are the Deserted Villages?
7. Further Reading
8. Sources of Information
9. Glossary of Terms
10. Fieldwork Questionnaire
Index