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Regional Surveys of Roman Settlement and agriculture ?
Social evolution can be examined through the study of
settlement patterns and the manner in which resources of the land were
exploited. ?
Field survey: political problems of access as well as
problems of making generalisations from small samples.? Strength provide large amounts of
information unavailable elsewhere ? few historical sources. ?
Should not use archaeology solely to back up already
certain historical facts ? archaeology judges in its own right ?
Pirenne debate ? impact Islam on Europe ? debate raged
using the same Historical documents but different interpretations. Hodges and
Whitehouse use archaeological evidence to discuss question.