Prehistoric Britain

Herausgegeben:Pollard, Joshua

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The momentum provided by ongoing fieldwork and innovative archaeological interpretation is pushing British prehistory to the forefront of contemporary archaeological research. Prehistoric Britain taps into and incorporates the very latest archaeological findings to provide a fascinating overview of the development of human societies in Britain from the Upper Paleolithic to the end of the Iron Age.

Breaking free of the constraints of traditional, period-based narratives, Prehistoric Britain offers readers an incisive synthesis and much-needed overview of current research themes. The book presents a series of essays from leading scholars and professionals who address the very latest trends in current research. Drawing upon original, innovative fieldwork and in-depth analysis, Prehistoric Britain provides a thorough examination of the issues central to the study of British prehistory.

Produktdetails

• Blackwell Studies in Global Archaeology
• Verlag: Wiley & Sons / Wiley-Blackwell
• 1. Auflage
• Seitenzahl: 384
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. September 2008
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 246mm x 178mm x 26mm
• Gewicht: 825g
• ISBN-13: 9781405125451
• ISBN-10: 1405125454
• Artikelnr.: 23505488

Autorenporträt

Joshua Pollard is Senior Lecturer in Archaeology at the University of Bristol. Since 1999, he has been actively engaged in fieldwork on the late Neolithic monument complexes at Avebury and Stonehenge in southern England. Dr Pollard is the UK editor of the Journal of Social Archaeology and has published several books, including Avebury (with Mark Gillings, 2004), and Monuments and Material Culture (editor, with Rosamund Cleal, 2004).

Inhaltsangabe

1. The Construction of Prehistoric Britain: Joshua Pollard (Bristol
University). 2. Directions and Debates in the Archaeology of Palaeolithic
Britain: Paul Pettitt (University of Sheffield). 3. The
Mesolithic-Neolithic Transition in Britain: Julian Thomas (University of
Manchester). 4. Foodways and Social Ecologies from the Early Mesolithic to
the Early Bronze Age: Rick Schulting (Queen's University, Belfast). 5.
Interpreting Landscape in the Mesolithic and Neolithic: Lesley McFadyen
(University of Cambridge). 6. The Architecture of Monuments: Vicki Cummings
(University of Central Lancaster). 7. Lithic Technology and the chaîne
opératoire: Chantal Conneller (University of Manchester). 8. How the Dead
Live: Mortuary Practices, Memory and the Ancestors in Neolithic and Early
Bronze Age Britain and Ireland: Andrew Jones (University of Southhampton).
9. The Development of an Agricultural Countryside: David Field (English
Heritage). 10. Foodways and Social Ecologies from the Middle Bronze Age to
Late Iron Age: Jacqui Mulville (Cardiff University). 11. The Architecture
of Routine Life: Jo Brück (University College Dublin). 12. Later
Prehistoric Landscapes and Inhabitation: Robert Johnston (University of
Sheffield). 13. Ceramic Technologies and Social Relations: Ann Woodward
(University of Birmingham). 14. Exchange, Object Biographies and the
Shaping of Identities, 10,000-1,000BC: Stuart Needham (The British Museum).
15. Interpretative Approaches to Identity, Community and the Person in
Later Prehistory: Melanie Giles (University of Manchester). 16. Mortuary
Rites, Memory and the Body in Later Prehistory: Andrew Fitzpatrick (Wessex
Archaeology)