People Of The Long Barrows

Author : Martin Smith
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 204 pages
Book Rating : 4.27/5 ( download)

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Download or read book People of the Long Barrows written by Martin Smith and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume looks at the history of the study of human remains and how new scientific techniques have massively expanded what we know about our Neolithic ancestors.

Author : David R. Fontijn
Publisher : Sidestone Press
ISBN 13 : 9088900736
Total Pages : 178 pages
Book Rating : 4.30/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Iron Age Echoes written by David R. Fontijn and published by Sidestone Press. This book was released on 2011 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Groups of burial mounds may be among the most tangible and visible remains of Europe's prehistoric past. Yet, not much is known on how "barrow landscapes" came into being . This book deals with that topic, by presenting the results of archaeological research carried out on a group of just two barrows that crown a small hilltop near the Echoput ("echo-well") in Apeldoorn, the Netherlands. In 2007, archaeologists of the Ancestral Mounds project of Leiden University carried out an excavation of parts of these mounds and their immediate environment. They discovered that these mounds are rare examples of monumental barrows from the later part of the Iron Age. They were probably built at the same time, and their similarities are so conspicuous that one might speak of "twin barrows". The research team was able to reconstruct the long-term history of this hilltop. We can follow how the hilltop that is now deep in the forests of the natural reserve of the Kroondomein Het Loo, once was an open place in the landscape. With pragmatism not unlike our own, we see how our prehistoric predecessors carefully managed and maintained the open area for a long time, before it was transformed into a funerary site. The excavation yielded many details on how people built the barrows by cutting and arranging heather sods, and how the mounds were used for burial rituals in the Iron Age.

Author : Richard Bradley
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1108419925
Total Pages : 391 pages
Book Rating : 4.25/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Prehistory of Britain and Ireland written by Richard Bradley and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2019-05-16 with total page 391 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Highlights the achievements of prehistoric people in Britain and Ireland over a 5,000 year period.

Author : Steve Marshall
Publisher : History Press
ISBN 13 : 9780750967662
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.68/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Exploring Avebury written by Steve Marshall and published by History Press. This book was released on 2016 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Avebury in Wiltshire is best known as the world's largest stone circle, but surrounding it is a wealth of ancient monuments. Captivated by its unique atmosphere, many visitors form a personal, often spiritual, connection to Avebury and its 'sacred landscape'. What was it that first attracted people to the Avebury area more than 5,000 years ago?Beautifully illustrated with over 400 photographs, maps and diagrams, Exploring Avebury invites us on a journey of discovery. For the first time the importance of water, light and sound is revealed, and we begin to see Avebury through the eyes of those who built it.

Author : Paul Ashbee
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780460077552
Total Pages : 254 pages
Book Rating : 4.54/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Earthen Long Barrow in Britain written by Paul Ashbee and published by . This book was released on 1970 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : William Greenwell
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 784 pages
Book Rating : 4.17/5 ( download)

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Download or read book British Barrows written by William Greenwell and published by . This book was released on 1877 with total page 784 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : J. F. Head
Publisher : Butterworth-Heinemann
ISBN 13 : 1483221733
Total Pages : 245 pages
Book Rating : 4.31/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Early Man in South Buckinghamshire written by J. F. Head and published by Butterworth-Heinemann. This book was released on 2014-05-12 with total page 245 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Early Man in South Buckinghamshire: An Introduction to the Archaeology of the Region introduces the archaeology of South Buckinghamshire. This book records and outlines the evidence for the presence and activities of the early inhabitants of the southern portion of the county. It includes the topics on soils and settlements, communications, and Old and New Stone Age. The tumuli and surface finds, Bronze and Iron Age, Roman, Saxon, and Chiltern crosses are also elaborated. This monograph likewise includes a discussion of the county archaeological society and museums that are concerned with South Buckinghamshire antiquities, such as the Buckinghamshire Record Society, High Wycombe Museum, and Council for British Archaeology. This publication is suitable for archeologists, historians, and investigators concerned with the archaeology of South Buckinghamshire.

Author : David Field
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 212 pages
Book Rating : 4.66/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Earthen Long Barrows written by David Field and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: David Field describes the origin of the neolithic long barrows and their construction, including the pits, standing stones and posts found beneath the later mounds, their location within the countryside and what this might mean for contemporary society.

Author : Henry George Barrey
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 114 pages
Book Rating : 4.59/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Pre-historic Lymington and people written by Henry George Barrey and published by . This book was released on 1885 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Michael J. Allen
Publisher : Oxbow Books
ISBN 13 : 1782973583
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.84/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Land and People written by Michael J. Allen and published by Oxbow Books. This book was released on 2009-09-10 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume is derived, in concept, from a conference held in honour of John Evans by the School of History and Archaeology and The Prehistoric Society at Cardiff University in March 2006. It brings together papers that address themes and landscapes on a variety of levels. They cover geographical, methodological and thematic areas that were of interest to, and had been studied by, John Evans. The volume is divided into five sections, which echo themes of importance in British prehistory. They include papers on aspects of environmental archaeology, experiments and philosophy; new research on the nature of woodland on the chalklands of southern England; coasts and islands; people, process and social order, and snails and shells - a strong part of John Evans' career. This volume presents a range of papers examining people's interaction with the landscape in all its forms. The papers provide a diverse but cohesive picture of how archaeological landscapes are viewed within current research frameworks and approaches, while also paying tribute to the innovative and inspirational work of one of the leading protagonists of environmental archaeology and the holistic approach to landscape interpretation.