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Organization: Faculty of Arts, The University of Sydney, AUSTRALIA
Subject:      Historic Gardens/Garden Arc
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                      Historic Gardens/Garden Archaeology
There are thousands of books and papers on historic gardens ranging from the
Garden of Eden onwards. There is a kind of archaeology developed in the UK
called Garden Archaeology. A quick trip to a suitable library may help. Much
of the literature seems to be glossy superficial descriptions of the gardens
of the rich and famous by landscape architects and photographers.
 
Garden archaeology is a term that merges with landscape archaeology (another
somewhat dubious term) and discussion of gardens could occur under that term
as well.
 
Yes Mark Leone did write several fascinating articles on the gardens of
Annapolis focussing on the William Paca Garden as an expression of upper
class ideology in Annapolis. Like much of Leone's work the articles seem to
have been recieved with interest and excitement outside the USA but inside
there seems to be disinterest.
 
I think the best way of getting into the littrature would be to have a look
at the articles in "Earth Patterns" as a guide to what has been happening.
The reference is
 
Kelso, W.M. Most R.   1990    Earth Patterns: Essays in Landscape
Archaeology, Uni of Virginia Press.
 
There is more that could be said but a more specific request may help.
 
Iain Stuart
PHA, Sydney Uni