Richard Ernest Muir Explained

Richard Muir (born 18 June 1943) is a British landscape archaeologist and author^{[1] [2]} living outside Harrogate, Yorkshire.

Education

Muir was awarded his first degree and his doctorate by the University of Aberdeen where he is now an Honorary Research Fellow.^[3] He has been a lecturer in geography at several British and Irish universities.^[4]

Publications

He has been widely published for over 30 years on landscape history.^[4] He founded and initially edited the journal Landscapes.^[5] His works include:

• Modern Political Geography (1975)
• The English Village (1980)
• The Lost Villages of Britain (1982)
• History From The Air (1983)
• The National Trust Guide to Prehistoric and Roman Britain (with H Welfare, 1983)
• The Yorkshire Countryside: A Landscape History (1997)
• Landscape Encyclopaedia (2004)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Richard Muir . Randomhouse.co.uk . 2013-10-27.
2. Book: Interpreting Archaeology: Finding Meaning in the Past. Routledge. 1995. 0415157447. 108.
3. http://caf.archaeologyuk.org/wikka.php?wakka=StudfoldCommunityNatureProject Council of British Archaeology, Community Archive Forum
4. Web site: Dr Richard Muir Authorised Biography – Debrett's People of Today, Dr Richard Muir Profile . Debretts.com . 1943-06-18 . 2013-10-27.
5. http://www.hantsfieldclub.org.uk/sections/landscapeconf07speakers.html Hampshire Field Club & Archaeological Society