Lincolnshire is the fourth largest county in England and is made up of eight distinct landscape zones from fenland to limestone ridge and chalk wolds. Each topographical zone has its own archaeological resource and associated archaeological management challenges. From the Lincolnshire Wolds with their numerous long barrows, the medieval monasteries of the Witham Valley, to the county's stunning deserted medieval villages and the Bronze Age landscapes buried under the peat of the fens, Lincolnshire has monuments to rival anywhere in Europe.
This handbook sets out a framework for a consistent approach to the implementation of planning policy and guidance and to put in place effective long-term management of the archaeological resource. The many organisations which attend the Lincolnshire Archaeological Forum have all contributed to this guidance.
