ABSTRACT
The landscape that surrounds us is full of history. As archaeologists we are trained to survey and interpret the concrete, physical antiquities we find. From this we create a history that begins with the landscape we study. But there are others who occupy the same landscape and interpret the remains they see from their own traditions. The antiquities and local knowledge and tradition combine to create histories that interpret and explain the landscape people move around in on a daily basis. In this chapter I will show how such local histories and the
knowledge of inhabitants can be an important part of the archaeological research process.
