Britain & Ireland
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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 -
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 -
Archaeology and Land-use of south-east England to 1066: A Tribute to Peter Drewett [Hardback]
Michael J. Allen (Editor); David Rudling (Editor)
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ISBN: 9781782979623
Published by : Oxbow Books
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In this new authoritative textbook on the archaeology of South-East England intended for students, researchers, and those working in commercial archaeology, over 30 leading authors provide a comprehensive overview of the South-East as an informed ... .... 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 -
Repeopling La Manche: New Perspectives on Neanderthal Lifeways from La Cotte de St Brelade [Hardback]
Rebecca Scott (Editor); Andrew Shaw (Editor)
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ISBN: 9781789251524
Published by : Oxbow Books
Series: Prehistoric Society Research Papers
Volume: 10
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The current geography of north-west Europe, from the perspective of long term Pleistocene climate change, is temporary. The seaways that separate southern Britain from northern France comprise a flooded landscape open to occupation by hunter-gathe... .... Learn More -
The Snettisham Hoard [Paperback]
Jody Joy (Editor); Julia Farley (Editor)
£40.00ISBN: 9780861592258
Published by : British Museum Press
Series: British Museum Research Publications
Volume: 225
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For over 60 years, spectacular discoveries have been made on a wooded hillside at Snettisham, overlooking the northwest Norfolk coast, close to Hunstanton. The location of the discoveries, at Ken Hill, is known as the ‘gold field’ because of the l... .... Learn More -
The Economy of a Norse Settlement in the Outer Hebrides: Excavations at Mounds 2 and 2A Bornais, South Uist [Hardback]
Niall Sharples (Author)
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ISBN: 9781789255386
Published by : Oxbow Books
Series: Bornais
Volume: 4
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This book explores the economic evidence for the settlement at Bornais on South Uist. It reports in detail on the large assemblages of material found during the excavations at mounds 2 and 2A. There is important evidence for craft activity, such a... .... Learn More -
The Archaeology of Caves in Ireland [Paperback]
Marion Dowd (Author)
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ISBN: 9781789255706
Published by : Oxbow Books
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The Archaeology of Caves in Ireland is a ground-breaking and unique study of the enigmatic, unseen and dark silent world of caves. People have engaged with caves for the duration of human occupation of the island, spanning 10,000 years. In prehist... .... Learn More -
Landscapes Revealed: Geophysical Survey in the Heart of Neolithic Orkney World Heritage Area 2002-2011 [Hardback]
Amanda Brend (Author); Nick Card (Author); Jane Downes (Author); Mark Edmonds (Author); James Moore (Author)
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ISBN: 9781789255065
Published by : Oxbow Books
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This volume brings together several years of work devoted to the wider landscape of the Heart of Neolithic Orkney World Heritage Site. It documents the results of a programme of geophysical and related survey across an area of c. 285 hectares betw... .... 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
