Celtic fields, or later prehistoric field systems consisting of field plots beset on all sides with banks, are a widespread type of agricultural landscape from the lower west-European fringe. Whereas the Celtic fields themselves are frequently situated in landscapes of Saale-period genesis and thus represent upland settings as such, new studies into the details of the agricultural system that created the typical banks show that wetland resources may have played a vital role. This means that through the study of later prehistoric field systems, wetland-upland interactions as an innate part of the agricultural strategies of later prehistoric communities can be identified.

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Norcroft Centre, University of Bradford