ABSTRACT
When archaeologists think about the importance of places, it is implicit that there is a material environment within which the relics of past human activity can be perceived physically, usually visually. Humps, bumps, buildings, vegetation, vistas – whether recognized or not – instil a sense of history; a sense of place emerges from a physical, visual environment. A past that has meaning in the present can be perceived directly from one’s surroundings.
