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Leading scholars in these 29 commissioned papers in honour of
Richard Bradley discuss key themes in prehistoric archaeology that
have defined his career, such as monumentality, memory, rock art,
landscape, material worlds and field practice. The scope is broad,
covering both Britain and Europe, and while the focus is very much
on the archaeology of later prehistory, papers also address the
interconnection between prehistory and historic and contemporary
archaeology. The result is a rich and varied tribute to Richard's
energy and intellectual inspiration.
The Marlborough Mound has recently been recognised as one of the
most important monuments in the group around Stonehenge. It was
also a medieval castle and a feature in a major 17th century
garden. This is the first comprehensive history of this
extraordinary site. Marlborough Mound, standing among the buildings
of Marlborough College, has attracted little attention until
recently. Records showed it to be the motte of a Norman castle, of
which there were no visible remains. The local historians and
archaeologists who had investigated it had found very little in the
way of archaeological evidence beyond a few prehistoric antler
picks, the odd Roman coin, and a scatter of medieval pottery. It
was to be archaeology which provided the most dramatic discovery
after the Mound Trust began to restore the mound in 2003. English
Heritage were investigating Silbury Hill, and arranged to take
cores from the Mound for dating purposes. The results were
remarkable, as they showed that the Mound was almost a twin of
Silbury Hill and therefore belonged to the extraordinary assembly
of prehistoric monuments centred on Stonehenge. For the medieval
period, this book brings together for the first time all that we
know about the castle from the royal records and from chronicles.
These show that it was for a time one of the major royal castles in
the land. Most of the English kings from William I to Edward III
spent time here. For Henry III and his queen Eleanor of Provence,
it was their favourite castle after Windsor. It marks the end of
the first stage of the work of the Mound Trust, which, following
the restoration, turns to its second objective of promoting public
knowledge of the Mound based on scholarly research. As to its final
form as a garden mound next to the house of the dukes of Somerset,
in the eighteenth century, this emerges from letters and even
poems, and from the recent restoration. Much of this has been slow
and painstaking work, however, involving the removal of the trees
which endangered the structure of the Mound, the recutting of the
spiral path and the careful replanting of the whole area with
suitable vegetation. By doing this, the shape of the Mound as a
garden feature has re-emerged, and can now be seen clearly. This
book marks the end of the first stage of the work of the Mound
Trust, which, following the restoration, turns to its second
objective of promoting public knowledge of the Mound based on
scholarly research.
A new generation of archaeologists has thrown down a challenge to
post-processual theory, arguing that characterizing material
symbols as arbitrary overlooks the material character and
significance of artifacts. This volume showcases the significant
departure from previous symbolic approaches that is underway in the
discipline. It brings together key scholars advancing a variety of
cutting edge approaches, each emphasizing an understanding of
artifacts and materials not in terms of symbols but relationally,
as a set of associations that compose people's understanding of the
world. Authors draw on a diversity of intellectual sources and case
studies, paving a dynamic road ahead for archaeology as a
discipline and theoretical approaches to material culture.
A new generation of archaeologists has thrown down a challenge to
post-processual theory, arguing that characterizing material
symbols as arbitrary overlooks the material character and
significance of artifacts. This volume showcases the significant
departure from previous symbolic approaches that is underway in the
discipline. It brings together key scholars advancing a variety of
cutting edge approaches, each emphasizing an understanding of
artifacts and materials not in terms of symbols but relationally,
as a set of associations that compose people's understanding of the
world. Authors draw on a diversity of intellectual sources and case
studies, paving a dynamic road ahead for archaeology as a
discipline and theoretical approaches to material culture.
Whether implicit in terms such as 'environment' or 'territory', or
more explicitly articulated, an active concern with landscape lies
at the heart of all archaeological enquiry. Past individuals and
social groups lived out their lives somewhere, and it has long been
realized by archaeologists that a detailed understanding of the
character of their lived worlds is integral to any attempt to write
histories of the deep past. Indeed, an active concern with the ways
in which past activities and settlements were arranged across the
surface of the earth has characterized over a century of research
and investigation. However, despite its centrality to
archaeological enquiry, the last twenty or so years has witnessed
the dawning recognition that there had been a tendency to treat the
concept as largely self-evident; until recently, many researchers
had blithely sought to study landscape without feeling any
obligation to define what precisely it was that they were setting
out to study. Moreover, when critical attention was finally brought
to bear it rapidly became clear that, rather than a coherent body
of theory and practice, the result had instead been a flurry of
radically different landscapes each of which had spawned its own
academic cottage industry. In Chris Gosden's words, landscape might
best be defined as a 'usefully ambiguous concept'. Consequently, as
the learned editors of this new four-volume collection from
Routledge note, a fledgling archaeological student of landscape
might well be forgiven for not knowing whether first to direct his
critical attention to walking boots and a map or to Julia
Kristeva's writings on intertextuality. The bold ambition of the
editors of this 'mini library' of key works is not only to map out
the full breadth of landscape approaches, and the many kinds of
landscape (and therefore past) they encompass, but also to capture
the dynamism and energy of the ongoing debates within the
discipline as to the status of landscape. The collection's
structure allows scholars to access the crucial writings that have
framed and guided current debates and the often eclectic traditions
of scholarship that have informed and inspired them. Indeed,
Landscape Archaeology meets a pressing need for a wide-ranging and
authoritative reference work to enable users to appreciate both the
inherent slipperiness of the term 'landscape' and the wide range of
landscape archaeologies that have emerged as a direct result.
The current paradigm-changing ancient DNA revolution is offering
unparalleled insights into central problems within archaeology
relating to the movement of populations and individuals, patterns
of descent, relationships and aspects of identity – at many
scales and of many different kinds. The impact of recent ancient
DNA results can be seen particularly clearly in studies of the
European Neolithic, the subject of contributions presented in this
volume. We now have new evidence for the movement and mixture of
people at the start of the Neolithic, as farming spread from the
east, and at its end, when the first metals as well as novel styles
of pottery and burial practices arrived in the Chalcolithic. In
addition, there has been a wealth of new data to inform complex
questions of identities and relationships. The terms of
archaeological debate for this period have been permanently
altered, leaving us with many issues. This volume stems from the
online day conference of the Neolithic Studies Group held in
November 2021, which aimed to bring geneticists and archaeologists
together in the same forum, and to enable critical but constructive
inter-disciplinary debate about key themes arising from the
application of advanced ancient DNA analysis to the study of the
European Neolithic. The resulting papers gathered here are by both
geneticists and archaeologists. Individually, they form a series of
significant, up-to-date, period and regional syntheses of various
manifestations of the Neolithic across the Near East and Europe,
including particularly Britain and Ireland. Together, they offer
wide-ranging reflections on the progress of ancient DNA studies,
and on their future reach and character.
Designated a World Heritage Site, the landscape around Avebury in
north Wiltshire contains a remarkable wealth of archaeological
remains, including some of the most spectacular prehistoric
monuments in Europe. Incorporating extensive research and fieldwork
from the last ten years, this is the only book to explore the
landscape context of Avebury over six millennia. There is of course
a full description and interpretation of the impressive Neolithic
monuments within the immediate area (including the Avebury henge
itself), but the authors range far wider in both space and time.
Extending from early prehistory, through the Roman occupation, to
the Anglo-Saxon and later medieval periods, their comprehensive
study works through a series of interrelated themes such as
histories of occupation, the modification of the landscape and the
changing perceptions of past populations. Both authors have worked
for ten years on large-scale field projects in the Avebury region.
The Neolithic of Europe comprises eighteen specially commissioned
papers on prehistoric archaeology, written by leading international
scholars. The coverage is broad, ranging geographically from
south-east Europe to Britain and Ireland and chronologically from
the Neolithic to the Iron Age, but with a decided focus on the
former. Several papers discuss new scientific approaches to key
questions in Neolithic research, while others offer interpretive
accounts of aspects of the archaeological record. Thematically, the
main foci are on Neolithisation; the archaeology of Neolithic daily
life, settlements and subsistence; as well as monuments and aspects
of worldview. A number of contributions highlight the recent impact
of techniques such as isotopic analysis and statistically modelled
radiocarbon dates on our understanding of mobility, diet,
lifestyles, events and historical processes. The volume is
presented to celebrate the enormous impact that Alasdair Whittle
has had on the study of prehistory, especially the European and
British Neolithic, and his rich career in archaeology.
Title: Review of a "Letter from a gentleman in Boston to a
Unitarian clergyman of that city.Author: Joshua Pollard
BlanchardPublisher: Gale, Sabin Americana Description: Based on
Joseph Sabin's famed bibliography, Bibliotheca Americana, Sabin
Americana, 1500--1926 contains a collection of books, pamphlets,
serials and other works about the Americas, from the time of their
discovery to the early 1900s. Sabin Americana is rich in original
accounts of discovery and exploration, pioneering and westward
expansion, the U.S. Civil War and other military actions, Native
Americans, slavery and abolition, religious history and more.Sabin
Americana offers an up-close perspective on life in the western
hemisphere, encompassing the arrival of the Europeans on the shores
of North America in the late 15th century to the first decades of
the 20th century. Covering a span of over 400 years in North,
Central and South America as well as the Caribbean, this collection
highlights the society, politics, religious beliefs, culture,
contemporary opinions and momentous events of the time. It provides
access to documents from an assortment of genres, sermons,
political tracts, newspapers, books, pamphlets, maps, legislation,
literature and more.Now for the first time, these high-quality
digital scans of original works are available via print-on-demand,
making them readily accessible to libraries, students, independent
scholars, and readers of all ages.++++The below data was compiled
from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of
this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping
to insure edition identification: ++++SourceLibrary: Huntington
LibraryDocumentID: SABCP00018800CollectionID:
CTRG10138123-BPublicationDate: 18280101SourceBibCitation: Selected
Americana from Sabin's Dictionary of books relating to
AmericaNotes: Collation: 24 p.; 20 cm
This volume describes work on the Iron Age hillfort of Lodge Hill
Camp, in Gwent, south-east Wales. Situated adjacent to the later
Roman legionary fortress at Caerleon, the hillfort has, until
recently, received little archaeological attention. Excavation was
undertaken during the summer of 2000 within the interior of the
hillfort, at its western entrance, and across the inner bank and
ditch of the defences. An extended discussion is offered of Lodge
Hills position within the regional Iron Age sequence, and of Roman
and early Medieval reuse of hillforts in south Wales. The results
of geophysical and earthwork survey at the hillfort of Llanmelin,
near Chepstow, are also reported on. Contents: 1) Introduction
(Joshua Pollard, Michael Hamilton & Neil Phillips); 2)
Excavation Results (Joshua Pollard, Adrian Chadwick & Lesley
McFadyen); 3) Artefactual Material Ironwork (Philip Macdonald);
Metalworking slags (Tim Young); Prehistoric pottery (Rick Peterson,
Joshua Pollard & Elaine Morris); Droitwich briquetage (Joshua
Pollard & Elaine Morris); Roman pottery (Ray Howell &
Joshua Pollard); Medieval pottery (Rick Peterson & Joshua
Pollard); Brick and tile (Joshua Pollard); Fired clay (Joshua
Pollard); Worked flint (Joshua Pollard); Other worked stone (Joshua
Pollard) ]; 4) Environmental Evidence (Ruth Young); 5) Discussion:
Lodge Hill Camp and the hillforts of Gwent (Joshua Pollard, Ray
Howell, Adrian Chadwick & Lesley McFadyen); 7) Appendix 1.
Llanmelin Hillfort, Caerwent: geophysical and earthwork survey
(Daryl Williams).
Avebury remains one of the most spectacular and enigmatic
prehistoric monuments in Europe. Constructed in several stages
during the course of the third millennium BC, the massive earthwork
enclosure and stone settings have had a complex history; one which
has included later episodes of avoidance, neglect and deliberate
destruction, through to more recent antiquarian and archaeological
"re-discovery", investigation and preservation. Incorporating
evidence from recent research and guided by current themes within
interpretative archaeology, this book provides an authoritative and
comprehensive account of the site. Since its late Neolithic
beginnings, Avebury has been the subject of a host of
interpretations and understandings, each as valid for the community
making it as any "original" imperative, and each of which has a
crucial place in the developing life-history of the site - in
effect making Avebury what it is today. This book explores these
changing understandings and interpretations, charting the life of
this unique monument from a small clearing in the forest to a
designated World Heritage Site.
For many centuries, scholars and enthusiasts have been fascinated
by Stonehenge, the world’s most famous stone circle. In 2003 a
team of archaeologists commenced a long-term fieldwork project for
the first time in decades. The Stonehenge Riverside Project
(2003-2009) aimed to investigate the purpose of this unique
prehistoric monument by considering it within its wider
archaeological context. This is the second of four volumes which
present the results of that campaign. It includes studies of the
lithics from excavations, both from topsoil sampling and from
excavated features, as well as of the petrography of the famous
bluestones, as identified from chippings recovered during
excavations. Other specialist syntheses are those of the land
mollusca. The volume provides an overview of Stonehenge in its
landscape over millennia from before the monument was built to the
last of its five constructional stages. It concludes with a chapter
placing Stonehenge in its full context within Britain and western
Europe during the third millennium BC. With contributions by:
Umberto Albarella, Michael Allen, Richard Bevins, Benjamin Chan,
Robert Ixer, Claudia Minniti, Doug Mitcham and Sarah Viner-Daniels
For many centuries, scholars and enthusiasts have been fascinated
by Stonehenge, the world's most famous stone circle. In 2003 a team
of archaeologists commenced a long-term fieldwork project for the
first time in decades. The Stonehenge Riverside Project (2003-2009)
aimed to investigate the purpose of this unique prehistoric
monument by considering it within its wider archaeological context.
This is the first of four volumes which present the results of that
campaign. It includes investigations of the monuments and landscape
that pre-dated Stonehenge on Salisbury Plain as well as of
excavation at Stonehenge itself. The main discovery at Stonehenge
was of cremated human remains from many individuals, allowing their
demography, health and dating to be established. With a revised
radiocarbon-dated chronology for Stonehenge's five stages of
construction, these burials can now be considered within the
context of the monument's development. The different types of stone
from which Stonehenge is formed - bluestones from Wales and sarsen
silcretes from more local sources - are investigated both at
Stonehenge and in its surroundings. These surrounding monuments
include single standing stones, the Cuckoo Stone and the Tor Stone,
as well as the newly discovered circle of Bluestonehenge at West
Amesbury beside the River Avon. The ceremonial Stonehenge Avenue,
linking Stonehenge to Bluestonehenge, is also included, based on a
series of excavations along its length. The working hypothesis
behind the Stonehenge Riverside Project links Stonehenge with a
complex of timber monuments upstream at the great henge of
Durrington Walls and neighbouring Woodhenge. Whilst these other
sites are covered in a later volume (Volume 3), this volume
explores the role of the River Avon and its topographic and
environmental evidence. With contributions by: Umberto Albarella,
Michael Allen, Olaf Bayer, Wayne Bennett, Richard Bevins,
Christopher Bronk Ramsey, Chris Casswell, Andrew Chamberlain,
Benjamin Chan, Rosamund Cleal, Gordon Cook, Glyn Davies, David
Field, Charles French, Robert Ixer, Neil Linford, Peter Marshall,
Louise Martin, Claudia Minniti, Doug Mitcham, Bob Nunn, Andy Payne,
Mike Pitts, Rebecca Pullen, Julian Richards, David Robinson, Clive
Ruggles, Jim Rylatt, Rob Scaife, Ellen Simmons, Charlene Steele,
James Sugrue, Anne Teather, Sarah Viner, Tony Waldron, Katy
Whitaker and Christie Willis
Leading scholars in these 29 commissioned papers in honour of
Richard Bradley discuss key themes in prehistoric archaeology that
have defined his career, such as monumentality, memory, rock art,
landscape, material worlds and field practice. The scope is broad,
covering both Britain and Europe, and while the focus is very much
on the archaeology of later prehistory, papers also address the
interconnection between prehistory and historic and contemporary
archaeology. The result is a rich and varied tribute to Richard's
energy and intellectual inspiration.
For many centuries, scholars and enthusiasts have been fascinated
by Stonehenge, the world’s most famous stone circle. In 2003 a
team of archaeologists commenced a long-term fieldwork project for
the first time in decades. The Stonehenge Riverside Project
(2003-2009) aimed to investigate the purpose of this unique
prehistoric monument by considering it within its wider
archaeological context. This is the first of four volumes which
present the results of that campaign. It includes investigations of
the monuments and landscape that pre-dated Stonehenge on Salisbury
Plain as well as of excavation at Stonehenge itself. The main
discovery at Stonehenge was of cremated human remains from many
individuals, allowing their demography, health and dating to be
established. With a revised radiocarbon-dated chronology for
Stonehenge’s five stages of construction, these burials can now
be considered within the context of the monument’s development.
The different types of stone from which Stonehenge is formed –
bluestones from Wales and sarsen silcretes from more local sources
– are investigated both at Stonehenge and in its surroundings.
These surrounding monuments include single standing stones, the
Cuckoo Stone and the Tor Stone, as well as the newly discovered
circle of Bluestonehenge at West Amesbury beside the River Avon.
The ceremonial Stonehenge Avenue, linking Stonehenge to
Bluestonehenge, is also included, based on a series of excavations
along its length. The working hypothesis behind the Stonehenge
Riverside Project links Stonehenge with a complex of timber
monuments upstream at the great henge of Durrington Walls and
neighbouring Woodhenge. Whilst these other sites are covered in a
later volume (Volume 3), this volume explores the role of the River
Avon and its topographic and environmental evidence. With
contributions by: Umberto Albarella, Michael Allen, Olaf Bayer,
Wayne Bennett, Richard Bevins, Christopher Bronk Ramsey, Chris
Casswell, Andrew Chamberlain, Benjamin Chan, Rosamund Cleal, Gordon
Cook, Glyn Davies, David Field, Charles French, Robert Ixer, Neil
Linford, Peter Marshall, Louise Martin, Claudia Minniti, Doug
Mitcham, Bob Nunn, Andy Payne, Mike Pitts, Rebecca Pullen, Julian
Richards, David Robinson, Clive Ruggles, Jim Rylatt, Rob Scaife,
Ellen Simmons, Charlene Steele, James Sugrue, Anne Teather, Sarah
Viner, Tony Waldron, Katy Whitaker and Christie Willis
For many centuries, scholars and enthusiasts have been fascinated
by Stonehenge, the world’s most famous stone circle. In 2003 a
team of archaeologists commenced a long-term fieldwork project for
the first time in decades. The Stonehenge Riverside Project
(2003-2009) aimed to investigate the purpose of this unique
prehistoric monument by considering it within its wider
archaeological context. This is the second of four volumes which
present the results of that campaign. It includes studies of the
lithics from excavations, both from topsoil sampling and from
excavated features, as well as of the petrography of the famous
bluestones, as identified from chippings recovered during
excavations. Other specialist syntheses are those of the land
mollusca. The volume provides an overview of Stonehenge in its
landscape over millennia from before the monument was built to the
last of its five constructional stages. It concludes with a chapter
placing Stonehenge in its full context within Britain and western
Europe during the third millennium BC. With contributions by:
Umberto Albarella, Michael Allen, Richard Bevins, Benjamin Chan,
Robert Ixer, Claudia Minniti, Doug Mitcham and Sarah Viner-Daniels
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