Mesolithic Britain

Author : Chantal Conneller
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1000475158
Total Pages : 437 pages
Book Rating : 4.59/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Mesolithic in Britain written by Chantal Conneller and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2021-11-29 with total page 437 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Mesolithic in Britain proposes a new division of the Mesolithic period into four parts, each with its distinct character. The Mesolithic has previously been seen as timeless, where little changed over thousands of years. This new synthesis draws on advances in scientific dating to understand the Mesolithic inhabitation of Britain as a historical process. The period was, in fact, a time of profound change: houses, monuments, middens, long-term use of sites and regions, manipulation of the environment and the symbolic deposition of human and animal remains all emerged as significant practices in Britain for the first time. The book describes the lives of the first pioneers in the Early Mesolithic; the emergence of new modes of inhabitation in the Middle Mesolithic; the regionally diverse settlement of the Late Mesolithic; and the radical changes of the final millennium of the period. The first synthesis of Mesolithic Britain since 1932, it takes both a chronological and a regional approach. This book will serve as an essential text for anyone studying the period: undergraduate and graduate students, specialists in the field and community archaeology groups.

Author : Grahame Clark
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 258 pages
Book Rating : 4.06/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Mesolithic Age in Britain written by Grahame Clark and published by . This book was released on 1932 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : John Wymer
Publisher : Bloomsbury Shire Publications
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 76 pages
Book Rating : 4.45/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Mesolithic Britain written by John Wymer and published by Bloomsbury Shire Publications. This book was released on 1991 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Michael Reynier
Publisher : British Archaeological Reports Oxford Limited
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 166 pages
Book Rating : 4.82/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Early Mesolithic Britain written by Michael Reynier and published by British Archaeological Reports Oxford Limited. This book was released on 2005 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study looks at Early Mesolithic Britain, and in particular the assemblage types known as 'Star Carr', 'Deepcar', and 'Horsham', from the point of view of six independent areas of research: typology, technology, chronology, environment, settlement and origins. The discussions highlight what are considered to be the most relevant results of the analyses and offer one or more interpretations of their meaning for the Early Mesolithic.

Author : Martin Bell
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 442 pages
Book Rating : 4.58/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Prehistoric Coastal Communities written by Martin Bell and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 442 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Providing evidence about prehistoric life in Britain, this book focuses on the little studied communities of the South West and Wales. It offers useful case studies from nationally important Bronze Age sites such as Brean Down on the Somerset Levels.

Author : Lloyd and Jennifer Laing
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1000921131
Total Pages : 226 pages
Book Rating : 4.37/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Origins of Britain written by Lloyd and Jennifer Laing and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2023-08-10 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Origins of Britain (1980) follows the path of man’s occupation of Britain from the scattered pockets of habitation in the earliest Palaeolithic period through to his growing domination of the landscape and his capacity to mould his environment evident in the late Bronze Age. Among the many subjects which the book discusses in detail are the extent of knowledge of astronomy and mathematics in Neolithic and Bronze Age Britain, and the extent to which the pattern of life in the Iron Age was already set by the end of the preceding Bronze Age.

Author : Chantal Conneller
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780752437347
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.48/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Mesolithic Britain and Ireland written by Chantal Conneller and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The general perception of the archaeology of the Mesolithic in Britain and Ireland is that the period is somewhat impoverished. Often assumed to have an exceptionally limited range of evidence, the period is also perceived as a theoretical backwater, devoid of the vibrant, engaging narratives that have transformed other branches of prehistoric archaeology over the last 20 years. However, new approaches, producing a distinctive 'Mesolithic' archaeology, are beginning to supersede the traditional accounts and demonstrate that such assumptions about the Mesolithic are wholly misplaced. This volume, aimed at a broader archaeological readership, introduces this new generation of researchers and offers an urgently needed teaching resource for students who want a deeper understanding of the period. The book provides up-to-date information on a variety of important topics: technology, gender, subsistence, analogy, ritual, landscape and death. Additionally, a range of important Mesolithic sites are discussed throughout the text, with new interpretations and theories being explored. The book's combination of high-quality academic research and comprehensive reading lists ensure that it will be of value to second or final-year students studying a module on the Mesolithic, and essential reading for post-graduate students.

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.

Author : Vicki Cummings
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317514262
Total Pages : 296 pages
Book Rating : 4.68/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Neolithic of Britain and Ireland written by Vicki Cummings and published by Routledge. 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 : Martin P. King
Publisher : British Archaeological Reports Oxford Limited
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 724 pages
Book Rating : 4.78/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Unparalleled Behaviour written by Martin P. King and published by British Archaeological Reports Oxford Limited. This book was released on 2003 with total page 724 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This detailed study of the Mesolithic and Neolithic in Britain and Ireland examines evidence related to changes in social behaviour. Martin King discusses economic and subsistence data, burial practices, mobility, social order, construction, land clearance and the deposition of artefacts, interpreting this material evidence in social terms.