European Prehistory
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Monuments in the Making: Raising the Great Dolmens in Early Neolithic Northern Europe [Paperback]
Vicki Cummings (Author); Colin Richards (Author)
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ISBN: 9781911188438
Published by : Windgather Press
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Dolmens are iconic international monumental constructions which represent the first megalithic architecture (after menhirs) in north-west Europe. These monuments are characterised by an enormous capstone balanced on top of smaller uprights. Howeve... .... Learn More -
Horton Kingsmead Quarry Volume 1 [Hardback]
Gareth Chaffey (Author); Alistair Barclay (Author); Ruth Pelling (Author)
£40.00ISBN: 9781874350668
Published by : Wessex Archaeology
Series: Wessex Archaeology Reports
Volume: 32
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Excavations at Kingsmead Quarry, Horton, Berkshire, have provided an opportunity to investigate a large multi-period site with occupation dating back over 12,000 years. The immediate landscape was one of braided river channels for much of later pr... .... Learn More -
The Origins of Art and Music: Ice Age Discoveries from the Caves of Southwestern Germany [Hardback]
Nicholas J. Conard (Author); Claus-Joachim Kind (Author)
£46.00ISBN: 9783935751339
Published by : Kerns Verlag
Series: Tübingen Publications in Prehistory
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Over 40,000 years ago modern Homo sapiens spread across the European continent. Archaeological finds attributed to these early human beings were produced on the Swabian Jura in Southwest Germany, especially in the caves of the Ach and Lone valleys... .... Learn More -
New Perspectives on Early Neolithic Enclosures [Paperback]
Jonathan Last (Editor)
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ISBN: 9781789256314
Published by : Oxbow Books
Series: Neolithic Studies Group
Volume: 18
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This volume originates from the Neolithic Studies Group meeting in November 2019. The main aims of the conference were: first, to showcase and explore the range of current work on causewayed enclosures and related sites across the academic and dev... .... Learn More -
Between and Beyond the Monuments: Prehistoric activity on the downlands south-east of Amesbury. [Hardback]
Andrew Powell (Author); Alistair Barclay (Author)
£30.00ISBN: 9781874350903
Published by : Wessex Archaeology
Series: Wessex Archaeology Monograph
Volume: 36
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This book reports on the prehistoric archaeology revealed by investigations of a large area of Chalk downland south-east of Amesbury, Wiltshire. Excavations on the site between 1993 and 2015 revealed Neolithic monumental features, a significant nu... .... Learn More -
Tripolye Typo-chronology: Mega and Smaller Sites in the Sinyukha River Basin [Paperback]
Liudmyla Shatilo (Author)
£60.00ISBN: 9789088909511
Published by : Sidestone Press
Series: Scales of Transformation
Volume: 12
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The Tripolye phenomenon, which displays a specific artefact complex and an extraordinary settlement layout, is also known for its so-called ‘mega sites’. Five of the largest ‘mega’ or giant settlements measure between 150-320 ha in size. These, an... .... Learn More -
Tripolye Typo-chronology: Mega and Smaller Sites in the Sinyukha River Basin [Hardback]
Liudmyla Shatilo (Author)
£180.00ISBN: 9789088909528
Published by : Sidestone Press
Series: Scales of Transformation
Volume: 12
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The Tripolye phenomenon, which displays a specific artefact complex and an extraordinary settlement layout, is also known for its so-called ‘mega sites’. Five of the largest ‘mega’ or giant settlements measure between 150-320 ha in size. These, an... .... Learn More -
Animating the Dead: Bronze Age Burial Practices in Orkney [Hardback]
Jane Downes (Editor)
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ISBN: 9781789255584
Published by : Oxbow Books
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This book brings together the results of the Orkney Barrows Project, initiated and directed by Jane Downes and funded by Historic Environment Scotland. The barrows sites detailed and discussed in the volume are Linga Fiold, a barrow cemetery in We... .... Learn More -
Trinacria, 'An Island Outside Time': International Archaeology in Sicily [Hardback]
Christopher Prescott (Editor); Arja Kariveri (Editor); Peter Campbell (Editor); Kristian Göransson (Editor)
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ISBN: 9781789255911
Published by : Oxbow Books
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Trinacria, the ancient name for Sicily extending back to Homeric Greek, has understandably been the focus of decades of archaeological research. Recognising Sicily’s rich prehistory and pivotal role in the history of the Mediterranean, Sebastiano ... .... Learn More -
High Pasture Cave: Ritual, Memory and Identity in the Iron Age of Skye [Hardback]
S.A. Birch (Author); J.T. Mackenzie (Author); G. Cruickshanks (Author)
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ISBN: 9781785709500
Published by : Oxbow Books
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High Pasture Cave, located on the island of Skye, Scotland, occupies a liminal location on the very edge of a settlement, and appears to have been a focus for specific and special activities. Its extended period of use is indicated by ephemeral si... .... Learn More
