The Neolithic of Britain and Ireland

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Taylor & Francis, 18.05.2017 - 310 Seiten

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.

 

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Introducing the Neolithic of Britain and Ireland
1
Island life Britain and Ireland in the late Mesolithic
9
All change? The MesolithicNeolithic transition in Britain and Ireland and its northwest European background
28
A brave new world life in the early Neolithic of Britain and Ireland
47
Of earth bone timber and stone mortuary practice and monumentality in the early Neolithic of Britain and Ireland
89
Circles and lines the middle Neolithic of Britain and Ireland
138
Lines and landscapes of descent life in the late Neolithic of Britain and Ireland
166
Constructing theatres in the round mortuary practice and monumentality in late Neolithic of Britain and Ireland
191
Beakers copper and bronze life and death at the end of the Neolithic and into the early Bronze Age
234
The Neolithic of Britain and Ireland a summary and future directions
262
Bibliography
270
Index
293
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The Neolithic of Britain and Ireland
Vicki Cummings
Eingeschränkte Leseprobe - 2017
The Neolithic of Britain and Ireland
Vicki Cummings
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The Neolithic of Britain and Ireland
Vicki Cummings
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Autoren-Profil (2017)

Vicki Cummings is a Reader in Archaeology at the University of Central Lancashire, UK, where she has worked since 2004. She specialises in the Mesolithic and Neolithic of Britain and Ireland, with a particular focus on the transition period, monuments and landscape. She has a broader interest in hunting and gathering populations and stone tools. She has excavated a series of Neolithic monuments including Clyde cairns, Bargrennan monuments and dolmens.

Bibliografische Informationen

TitelThe Neolithic of Britain and Ireland
Routledge Archaeology of Northern Europe
Autor/inVicki Cummings
VerlagTaylor & Francis, 2017
ISBN1317514270, 9781317514275
Länge310 Seiten
  
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