Prehistoric Britain

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. 

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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 chaŒne op‚ratoire: 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) 

Autoreninfo

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).