eTheses Repository - University of Birmingham

essentially an investigation into how the physical environment could have informed the
practice and affected the experiences of those who lived their everyday lives in these places.
Part 3 comprises the summary and conclusions. Chapter 7 brings together the main points
raised in the body of the thesis. It is apparent throughout that many concerns in separate
chapters do overlap to some extent and this chapter reiterates some of the recurring themes. It
is also acknowledged that exploring and subsequently presenting the approach through the
themes of religion and sacred space, death and burial and the everyday, could not possibly
cover all there is to say on the period in question. Nevertheless, the conclusions reiterate and
clarify issues that have been particularly prominent throughout, perhaps repeatedly. What this
chapter does not do, however, is provide a definitive narrative of processes or events that
occurred between 1600 and 700 BCE in Arkadia, nor does it discuss in detail economic or
social systems that may have been in place. This chapter also highlights perceived problems
and outlines some avenues for further research. This chapter brings to a close a thesis that,
through an exploration of human landscapes in the LBA and EIA, has gone some way to
provide fresh insights into a period in a region that has often been overlooked.
To complement the main text and illustrations, transcripts of taped conversations at a number
of sites have been included in the chapters where appropriate. A number of Appendices have
also been added to supplement the main body of the thesis. Appendix 1 discusses
Geographical Information Systems and their use in archaeology, a discussion that was deemed
necessary in light of the initial aims of the study and the way research progressed (see Chapter
3). Appendix 2 consists of a number of tables, which the reader may find useful for reference
whilst reading the text. In addition, there is a CD-ROM on which is a PDF document of the
text of the thesis and attachments of video clips, a Google Earth tour and a database of all the
sites, from which the tables of Appendix 2 have been taken. The points at which these can be
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