Scorched Earth ― Studies in the Archaeology of Conflict

This collection (also published as volume three of the Journal of Conflict Archaeology) compiled by editors Pollard (director, Centre for Battlefield, U. of Glasgow) and Banks (director, Archaeological Research Division, U. of Glasgow) offers a variety of perspectives on conflict archaeology. Article topics range from conflict in the Iron Age and medieval Denmark to the operations of the Newfoundland Overseas Forestry Unit during World War II and the tools and techniques used by contemporary peace protesters to hamper police efforts to control or disperse them. In addition to describing the results of archaeological research from a variety of battlefields, articles discuss the varied approaches to archaeological investigation, the settings themselves, the participants, and a great deal of historical background. Annotation c2008 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Tony Pollard MA, Ph.D., MIFA, FSA Scot is Director of the Centre for Battlefield Archaeology and a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Archaeology at Glasgow University. Tony is convenor of the MLitt in Battlefield and Conflict Archaeology run through the Centre for Battlefield Archaeology, the only postgraduate course of its type. He has carried out battlefield and conflict related archaeological projects in the UK, mainland Europe, Africa and South America. His interests range from 18th century warfare, particularly in relation to the Jacobite rebellions in Scotland, to the archaeology of the First World War, where he most recently directed a project to locate the mass graves of Australian and British troops at Fromelles in France on behalf of the Australian government. He has written widely for both popular and academic audiences.Iain Banks MA, Ph.D., MIFA, FSA Scot is Director of Glasgow University Archaeological Research Division and Executive Director of the Centre for Battlefield Archaeology. He has worked on battlefield projects across the UK, Europe and Africa, both as a geophysicist and excavator. He plays an active part in the teaching of the MLitt in Battlefield and Conflict Archaeology at the University of Glasgow. His main interests in Battlefield and Conflict Archaeology are the Prehistory and Anthropology of Warfare and Warfare in the Twentieth Century. He has written widely on these subjects and other aspects of archaeology.