Garden archaeology

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Conservation movement - Garden conservation - Comparisions - Education - Garden historians - Data collection - Garden Archaeology - Data storage - Data processing - Conservation plans - Case study

The characteristics which define an archaeological approach are:

• it is scientific (evidence-based, logical, technical)
• it deals with physical evidence (though it will also use textual evidence if available)

Definitions of archaeology (or archeology)

• The scientific study of the physical evidence of past human societies recovered through the excavation
• The scientific study of the physical evidence of past human societies recovered through the excavation
• The scientific study of the remains of past human life and activities.
• The study of the material remains of the past, ranging from the earliest bones and stone tools to things that are buried or thrown away in the present day

Garden archaeology

Gardens are not a traditional concern for archaeologists but it is likely to become more significant because of the ever-growing public interest in gardens. The following are significant examples of garden archaeology:

The gardens of Pompeii, excavated by Wilhelmina Feemster Jashemski

The Privy Garden at Hampton Court Palace

The Mahtab Bagh (Moonlight Garden) opposite the Taj Mahal