Life In Copper Age Britain

Author : Julian Heath
Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN 13 : 1445619997
Total Pages : 282 pages
Book Rating : 4.96/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Life in Copper Age Britain written by Julian Heath and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2012-07-15 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first work on one of the most exciting periods of British prehistory.

Author : Vicki Cummings
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1317514270
Total Pages : 296 pages
Book Rating : 4.75/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Neolithic of Britain and Ireland written by Vicki Cummings and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2017-05-18 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Neolithic of Britain and Ireland provides a synthesis of this dynamic period of prehistory from the end of the Mesolithic through to the early Beaker period. Drawing on new excavations and the application of new scientific approaches to data from this period, this book considers both life and death in the Neolithic. It offers a clear and concise introduction to this period but with an emphasis on the wider and on-going research questions. It is an important text for students new to the study of this period of prehistory as well as acting as a reference for students and scholars already researching this area. The book begins by considering the Mesolithic prelude, specifically the millennium prior to the start of the Neolithic in Britain and Ireland. It then goes on to consider what life was like for people at the time, alongside the monumental record and how people treated the dead. This is presented chronologically, with separate chapters on the early Neolithic, middle Neolithic, late Neolithic and early Beaker periods. Finally it considers future research priorities for the study of the Neolithic.

Author : Francis Pryor
Publisher : HarperCollins UK
ISBN 13 : 0007380828
Total Pages : 484 pages
Book Rating : 4.24/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Seahenge: a quest for life and death in Bronze Age Britain written by Francis Pryor and published by HarperCollins UK. This book was released on 2012-06-21 with total page 484 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A lively and authoritative investigation into the lives of our ancestors, based on the revolution in the field of Bronze Age archaeology which has been taking place in Norfolk and the Fenlands over the last twenty years, and in which the author has played a central role.

Author : Michael Parker Pearson
Publisher : Trafalgar Square Publishing
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 162 pages
Book Rating : 4.49/5 ( download)

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Download or read book English Heritage Book of Bronze Age Britain written by Michael Parker Pearson and published by Trafalgar Square Publishing. This book was released on 1993 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Looks at the 4000 years of British prehistory, including an examination of the ways in which we interpret the challenging and tantalizing evidence thrown up from this period, and the arguments and theories of archaeologists.

Author : William O'Brien
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780747803218
Total Pages : 64 pages
Book Rating : 4.18/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Bronze Age Copper Mining in Britain and Ireland written by William O'Brien and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The knowledge of metallurgy, first developed in the Near East, spread to most parts of Europe by 2000 BC. The birth of this new technology coincided with a pivotal moment in the human story, a time of great social and economic change which we call the bronze age. Flourishing metal industries emerged in Britain and Ireland, the success of which owed much to the ability to secure reliable supplies of copper and tin. Recent research has uncovered several locations where bronze age copper mines have survived the destructive reworking of recent centuries. This book examines the distribution of these sites and their geological background. All aspects of early mining technology are covered, from the initial discovery of copper minerals to their extraction and concentration using primitive techniques. This mining was a considerable technological achievement, as was the ability to convert the mineral ores to metal by smelting at high temperatures. The daily life of these miners, the dangers they faced, their settlement background and ritual beliefs are also considered. Many of these miners made an important contribution to trade during the bronze age. This book contains recent research on the most important sites, some of which can be visited by the public today, and provides a useful introduction to a fascinating aspect of bronze age life.

Author : Vere Gordon Childe
Publisher : Biblo & Tannen Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9780819601230
Total Pages : 276 pages
Book Rating : 4.33/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Bronze Age written by Vere Gordon Childe and published by Biblo & Tannen Publishers. This book was released on 1963 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Michael Parker Pearson
Publisher : Batsford Books
ISBN 13 : 184994699X
Total Pages : 337 pages
Book Rating : 4.95/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Bronze Age Britain written by Michael Parker Pearson and published by Batsford Books. This book was released on 2021-01-29 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During the Neolithic and Bronze Age - a period covering some 4,000 years from the beginnings of farming by stone-using communities to the end of the era in which bronze was an important material for weapons and tools - the face of Britain changed profoundly, from a forest wilderness to a large patchwork of open ground and managed woodland. The axe was replaced as a key symbol, first by the dagger and finally by the sword. The houses of the living came to supplant the tombs of the dead as the most permanent features in the landscape. In this fascinating book, eminent archeologist Michael Parker Pearson looks at the ways in which we can interpret the challenging and tantalising evidence from this prehistoric era. He also examines the various arguments and current theories of archeologist about these times. Drawing on recent discoveries and research, and illustrated with numerous maps, plans, reconstructions and photographs, this book shows what life was like and how it changed during the Neolithic and Bronze Age.

Author : Francis Pryor
Publisher : HarperCollins Publishers
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 568 pages
Book Rating : 4.65/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Britain B.C. written by Francis Pryor and published by HarperCollins Publishers. This book was released on 2003 with total page 568 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on new archaeological finds, this book introduces a novel rethinking of the whole of British history before the coming of the Romans. So many extraordinary archaeological discoveries (many of them involving the author) have been made since the early 1970s that our whole understanding of British prehistory needs to be updated. So far only the specialists have twigged on to these developments; now, Francis Pryor broadcasts them to a much wider, general audience. Aided by aerial photography, coastal erosion (which has helped expose such coastal sites as Seahenge) and new planning legislation which requires developers to excavate the land they build on, archaeologists have unearthed a far more sophisticated life among the Ancient Britons than has been previously supposed. Far from being the woaded barbarians of Roman propaganda, we Brits had our own religion, laws, crafts, arts, trade, farms, priesthood and royalty. And the Scots, English and Welsh were fundamentally one and the same people.

Author : Ciaran Murtagh
Publisher : Collins
ISBN 13 : 9780008163778
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.74/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Roman Life in Britain: Band 12/Copper (Collins Big Cat) written by Ciaran Murtagh and published by Collins. This book was released on 2016-05-02 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When the Roman Emperor Claudius invaded in 43 AD, life for people in Britain changed - a lot! This book will show you how people in Roman Britain lived, travelled, ate, dressed and even washed themselves. You'll also find out why the Romans came to Britain in the first place - and why they had to leave in the end. - Copper/Band 12 books provide more complex plots and longer chapters that develop reading stamina. - Text type - An information book. - The book is organised into short chapters to help children practise the skills of locating and identifying important information. - The glossary and index on pages 30 and 31 can be used to develop children's information retrieval skills further. - Curriculum links - History

Author : Barry Cunliffe
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 0199609330
Total Pages : 567 pages
Book Rating : 4.38/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Britain Begins written by Barry Cunliffe and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2013 with total page 567 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story of the origins of the British and the Irish peoples, from the end of the last Ice Age around 10,000BC to the eve of the Norman Conquest - who they were, where they came from, and how they related to one another.