Fieldwork enables students to gain a greater understanding of the people and places that they encounter. Urban areas are popular destinations for fieldwork because they present a landscape that is in a continual state of change. Yet,as this article indicates, the past is ever present in the urban landscape as each place can be regarded as a palimpsest, where layers of history, geography, culture and politics co-exist. Through active participation in fieldwork, students have the potential to unravel this palimpsest and discover a deeper sense of that place. The example used here reflects upon urban fieldwork in Barcelona as experienced by a group of undergraduate students who, as they carried out and reflected upon their field work, benefited from gaining a sense of place informed by a range of geographical processes and meanings. The article concludes with a series of suggestions for those embarking on fieldwork and wishing to unravel the geographical palimpsest.

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通过实地考察解开地理翻版：发现地方感

实地考察使学生能够更好地了解他们遇到的人和地方。城市地区是实地考察的热门目的地，因为它们呈现出不断变化的景观。然而，正如本文所指出的，过去在城市景观中始终存在，因为每一个地方都可以被视为翻版，历史、地理、文化和政治的层次并存。通过积极参与实地考察，学生有可能解开这本翻版，并深入了解那个地方。这里使用的例子反映了一组本科生在巴塞罗那的城市田野工作所经历的，他们在进行和反思他们的田野工作时，受益于获得由一系列地理过程和意义所告知的地方感。