The study of monasteries has come a long way since late the late 19th century. The emphasis has shifted away from reconstructing the layouts of monastic buildings to a better understanding of the wider monastic environment. The papers in this volume, partly based on a conference held in Oxford in 1994, are written by some of today's foremost scholars and reflect the diversity of research now being carried out.

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• 1 Introduction: Past approaches to the archaeological study of monastic sites (Graham D Keevill)
• 2 Strategies for Future Research and Site Investigation (J Patrick Greene)
• 3 The Expansion of the Monastic and Religious Orders of Europe from the Eleventh Century (Michael Aston)
• 4 Living in a Vale of Tears: Cistercians and site management in France: Pontigny and Fontfroide (Terryl N Kinder)
• 5 Production and Consumption of Food and Drink in the Medieval Monastery (James Bond)
• 6 Monastic Water Management in Great Britain: A review (James Bond)
• 7 Pieces of Patterns – Archaeological Approaches to Monastic Sites in Oxfordshire (Graham D Keevill)
• 8 Romsey Abbey: Benedictine Nunnery and parish church (Ian R Scott)
• 9 The Planning and Development of a Carthusian Church – the example of St Anne’s Charterhouse, Coventry (Iain Soden)
• 10 The Demolition and Conversion of former monastic buildings in post-dissolution Hertfordshire (Nick Doggett)
• 11 Fountains Abbey: archaeological research directed by conservation and presentation (Glyn Coppack)
• 12 The Hulton Abbey Project: research archaeology and public accountability (W Klemperer)
• 13 Education on Abbey Sites (Liz Hollinshead)