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Maritime Archaeology on Dry Land - Special sites along the coasts of Britain and Ireland from the first farmers to the Atlantic Bronze Age (Paperback)
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Maritime Archaeology on Dry Land - Special sites along the coasts of Britain and Ireland from the first farmers to the Atlantic Bronze Age (Paperback)
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This book is about two islands off the coast of Continental Europe,
the seas that surrounded them, and the ways in which they were used
over a period of three thousand years. Instead of the usual
emphasis on finds in the intertidal zone, it focuses on parts of
Britain and Ireland where traces of the prehistoric shoreline
survive above sea level. It explores a series of Neolithic and
Early Bronze Age sites which were investigated in the nineteenth
and early twentieth centuries and have been largely forgotten.
These places were very different from the Iron Age ports and
harbours studied in recent years. How can we identify these special
sites, and what are the best ways of interpreting them? The book
considers the evidence for travel by sea between the settlement of
the earliest farmers and the long distance movement of metalwork.
It emphasises the distinctive archaeology of a series of coastal
locations. Little of the information is familiar and some of the
most useful evidence was recorded many years ago. It is
supplemented by new studies of these places and the artefacts found
there, as well as reconstructions of the prehistoric coastline. The
book emphasises the important role of 'enclosed estuaries', which
were both sheltered harbours and special places where artefacts
were introduced by sea. Other items were made there and exchanged
with local communities. It considers the role played by these
places in the wider pattern of settlement and their relationship to
major monuments. The book describes how the character of coastal
sites changed in parallel with developments in maritime technology
and trade. The main emphasis is on Neolithic and Early Bronze Ages
uses of the seashore, but the archaeology of the Middle and Later
Bronze Age provides a source of comparison.
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