Kodavere Parish by Lake Peipus: The Development of the Cultural Landscape during the Iron Age
Volume 14 (2010): Underwater Archaeology in the Baltic Region, pp. 183–195
Pub. online: 20 December 2010
Type: Article
Open Access
Open Access
Received
12 September 2010
12 September 2010
Revised
8 December 2010
8 December 2010
Accepted
20 December 2010
20 December 2010
Published
20 December 2010
20 December 2010
Abstract
This article concentrates on an analysis of an ancient lakeside landscape: how a big inland lake in Estonia (Lake Peipus in eastern Estonia) has affected the development of the settlement on its shores (the example of Kodavere parish). The lake is part of a landscape with different layers, some of them are mental, some are physical. The article tries to define the landscape and its layers, and to use the most suitable layer to describe a prehistoric lakeside landscape in Estonia.