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Oxbow Books - Neolithic Studies Group Seminar Papers

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Neolithic Studies Group Seminar Papers 12

Regional Perspectives on Neolithic Pit Deposition: Beyond the Mundane
edited by Hugo Anderson-Whymark and Julian Thomas
The rise to prominence of pits within narratives of the British and Irish Neolithic is well-documented in recent literature. Pits have been cropping up in excavations for centuries, resulting in a very broad spectrum of interpretations but three main factors have led to the recent change in our perception and representation of these features: a broad shift in people's expectations as to what a Neolithic settlement should be; the development of ...
Paperback. Not yet published - advance orders taken. Publisher's Price US$70.00, Our Price US$52.95


Neolithic Studies Group Seminar Papers 11

Flint and Stone in the Neolithic Period
edited by Alan Saville
Lithic artefacts were an intrinsic part of Neolithic life both in terms of everyday practical use and in ritual/symbolic mode. Archaeologists and prehistorians studying the Neolithic period recognise this, and accordingly, strive to maximise relevant data recovery and subsequently exploit the available data to the full. Fulfilling these ambitions requires specialist input, which not only comes from lithic analysts themselves, but also draws on a ...
Paperback. Price US$70.00


Neolithic Studies Group Seminar Papers 10

Round Mounds and Monumentality in the British Neolithic and Beyond
edited by Jim Leary, Timothy Darvill and David Field
This volume, the tenth published collection of seminar papers from the Neolithic Studies Group, is based upon a conference that took place at the British Museum in November 2008. The meeting aimed to consider: the chronology and development of Neolithic round mounds; their changing form and use; their relationships to contemporary cultural, ancestral and natural landscapes; the extent to which they provide scope for identifying local and regional ...
Paperback. Price US$70.00


Neolithic Studies Group Seminar Papers 9

Defining a Regional Neolithic: Evidence from Britain and Ireland
edited by Kenneth Brophy and Gordon Barclay
This volume, the Neolithic Studies Group Seminar Papers 9, continues the development of a regionalised model of the Neolithic in the British Isles, one reflecting evidence away from the traditional 'core' areas of Wessex and Orkney. Interpretations here reflect an element of local contingency. 136p, 60 b/w illus (Neolithic Studies Group Seminar Papers 9, Oxbow Books 2009)
Paperback. Price US$56.00


Neolithic Studies Group Seminar Papers 8

Neolithic Archaeology in the Intertidal Zone
edited by E J Sidell and F Haughey
This volume is based upon a conference which took place in 1999, reflecting the developing interest in intertidal archaeology and concentrating on the Neolithic period, as well as elements of associated Mesolithic and Bronze Age archaeology. Since then, the papers have been revised to include new discoveries and reflect the increasing interest and importance attached to the intertidal zone. All papers have supporting environmental data and ...
Paperback. Publisher's Price US$60.00, Our Price US$19.98


Neolithic Studies Group Seminar Papers 7

Animals in the Neolithic of Britain and Europe
Edited by Dale Serjeantson and David Field
The twelve papers in this edited volume originated from the Neolithic Studies Group seminar held at the British Museum on 10th November 2003 on the subject of Animals in the Neolithic. This book includes most of the papers delivered and debated at the meeting and others contributed later. The aim of the book is to cover the range of current approaches to animals in the Neolithic, and to encompass as wide a geographical scope as possible in ...
Paperback. Publisher's Price US$60.00, Our Price US$19.98


Neolithic Studies Group Seminar Papers 6

Neolithic Enclosures in Atlantic Northwest Europe
edited by Timothy Darvill and Julian Thomas
Thirteen papers from the meeting of the Neolithic Studies Group. Contents: Neolithic enclosures in northwest Europe: some recent things (T Darvill & J Thomas); Enclosures and related structures in Brittany and western France (C Scarre); Neolithic enclosed settlements in Cornwall (R J Mercer); Early enclosures in southeast Cornwall (K Ray); Recent work on Neolithic enclosure in Devon (F M Griffith); Clegyr ...
Paperback. Publisher's Price US$56.00, Our Price US$19.98


Neolithic Studies Group Seminar Papers 5

Plants in Neolithic Britain and Beyond
by Andrew S Fairbairn
Plant-centred issues are fundamental in the definitions and explanations of the Neolithic as a phenomenon.The meeting of the Neolithic Studies Group from which this volume developed aimed to provide a forum for the wide range of approaches now applied to Neolithic archaeobotany at site and landscape scales of resolution. 210p, b/w figs (Oxbow Books for Neolithic Studies Group Seminar Papers 5, 2000)

Paperback. Price US$56.00


Neolithic Studies Group Seminar Papers 4

Pathways & Ceremonies: The Cursus Monuments of Britain and Ireland
edited by Alastair Barclay
A review of the most recent evidence from cursuses, and ideas on their interpretation, with contributions as follows: Introduction (J Harding and A Barclay), the radiocarbon problem (A Barclay and A Bayliss), symbolic territories (J Harding), processions, memories and the Dorset cursus (R Johnston), Dorchester on Thames - ritual complex or ritual landscape (R Loveday), cattle, cursus monuments and the river ... ...
Paperback. Publisher's Price US$70.00, Our Price US$40.00


Neolithic Studies Group Seminar Papers 2

Neolithic Landscapes
edited by Peter Topping
Reprint of another classic Neolithic Studies Group volume. 'It is a sign of the intellectual health of a specialist study group that its deliberations can generate collections of papers of general interest. The topical issue of landscape is addressed, although with the added complication of attempting to focus on the domestic as opposed to ceremonial aspects of Neolithic life. 187p, with numerous figs (Oxbow Mono 86, 1997)
Paperback. Price US$35.00
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