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Crossways (Hardcover)
Michael J. Allen; Illustrated by Jacqueline Sweet
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R724
Discovery Miles 7 240
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Ships in 12 - 17 working days
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'The Anthem Anthology of Victorian Sonnets' is a comprehensive
collection consisting of over three thousand Victorian sonnets
written by Victorian poets between 1836 and the early years of
twentieth century.
Between 2018 and 2019, Cornwall Archaeological Unit undertook two
projects at Mountâs Bay, Penwith. The first involved the
excavation of a Bronze Age barrow and the second, environmental
augur core sampling in Marazion Marsh. Both sites lie within an
area of coastal hinterland, which has been subject to incursions by
rising sea levels. Since the Mesolithic, an area of approximately 1
kilometre in extent between the current shoreline and St
Michaelâs Mount has been lost to gradually rising sea levels.
With current climate change, this process is likely to occur at an
increasing rate. Given their proximity, the opportunity was taken
to draw the results from the two projects together along with all
available existing environmental data from the area. For the first
time, the results from all previous palaeoenvironmental projects in
the Mountâs Bay area have been brought together. Evidence for
coastal change and sea level rise is discussed and a model for the
drowning landscape presented. In addition to modelling the loss of
land and describing the environment over time, social responses
including the wider context of the Bronze Age barrow and later
Bronze Age metalwork deposition in the Mountâs Bay environs are
considered. The effects of the gradual loss of land are discussed
in terms of how change is perceived, its effects on community
resilience, and the construction of social memory and narratives of
place. The volume presents the potential for nationally significant
environmental data to survive, which demonstrates the long-term
effects of climate change and rising sea levels, and peoplesâ
responses to these over time.
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Crossways (Paperback)
Michael J. Allen; Illustrated by Jacqueline Sweet
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R598
Discovery Miles 5 980
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Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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The Chalcolithic, the phase in prehistory when the important
technical development of adding tin to copper to produce bronze had
not yet taken place, is not a term generally used by British
prehistorians and whether there is even a definable phase is
debated. Is There a British Chalcolithic? brings together many
leading authorities in 20 papers that address this question. Papers
are grouped under several headings. Definitions, Issues and Debate
considers whether appropriate criteria apply that define a
distinctive period (c. 2450 - 2150 cal BC) in cultural, social, and
temporal terms with particular emphasis on the role and status of
metal artefacts and Beaker pottery. Continental Perspectives
addresses various aspects of comparative regions of Europe where a
Chalcolithic has been defined. Around Britain and Ireland presents
a series of large-scale regional case studies where authors argue
for and against the adoption of the term. The final section,
Economy, Landscapes and Monuments, looks at aspects of economy,
land-use and burial tradition and provides a detailed consideration
of the Stonehenge and Avebury landscapes during the period in
question. The volume contains much detailed information on sites
and artefacts, and comprehensive radiocarbon datasets that will be
invaluable to scholars and students studying this enigmatic but
pivotal episode of British Prehistory. Additional information
originally found on included CD ROM can be downloaded here.
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