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Prehistoric Britain
"The book provides a useful introduction to some of the current themes in British prehistoric archaeology. It is well suited to an international audience with an interest in archaeological theory." "Wide-ranging, forward-thinking and thought-provoking, these essays will serve both as an excellent starting point for anyone interested in prehistoric Britain and as a stimulus to debate."
—Richard Bradley, Reading University
—Alasdair Whittle, Cardiff University
Joshua Pollard (Edited by)
9781405125468, Wiley
Paperback / softback, published 6 June 2008
384 pages
24.7 x 17.3 x 2.2 cm, 0.671 kg
"Prehistoric Britain provides a compact and generally very readable summary of the state of thought within a broad segment of the British archaeological community in the first decade of the 21st century." (Journal of Field Archaeology, 2009) "Excellent chapters.... Needham's consideration of the exchange of objects over nine millennia to 1000 BC, informed by perspectives drawn in particular from Godelier, is a tour-de-force mixing generalization and pertinent case studies." (Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, June 2009) "What a grand surprise! Here is an important study of prehistoric Britain written in clear English!" (CHOICE, June 2009) "Prehistoric Britain offers an excellent outline of the major themes and approaches that will, no doubt, be the main theatres of debate over the next few years.... A worthy addition to any bookshelf." (Rosetta, May 2009) "This contains 14 excellent papers, mostly covering small-scale regional case studies from the early neolithic to the iron age.... Goldhahn's tale of barrows and the chapters on houses by Boriæ and Gerritsen are very readable." (British Archaeology, March 2009) "This collection meets admirably the aims of the Blackwell Studies in Global Archaeology series, which seeks to 'immerse readers in fundamental archaeological ideas and concepts ... thereby exposing [them] to some of the most exciting contemporary developments in the field.' ... An excellent way of taking the pulse of recent British prehistory." (Antiquity, March 2009)
Informed by the latest research and in-depth analysis, Prehistoric Britain provides students and scholars alike with a fascinating overview of the development of human societies in Britain from the Upper Paleolithic to the end of the Iron Age.
List of Figures vii List of Tables x Notes on Contributors xi Acknowledgements xv 1 The Construction of Prehistoric Britain 1 2 The British Upper Palaeolithic 18 3 The Mesolithic–Neolithic Transition in Britain 58 4 Foodways and Social Ecologies from the Early Mesolithic to the Early Bronze Age 90 5 Temporary Spaces in the Mesolithic and Neolithic: Understanding Landscapes 121 6 The Architecture of Monuments 135 7 Lithic Technology and the Chaîne Opératoire 160 8 How the Dead Live: Mortuary Practices, Memory and the Ancestors in Neolithic and Early Bronze Age Britain and Ireland 177 9 The Development of an Agricultural Countryside 202 10 Foodways and Social Ecologies from the Middle Bronze Age to Late Iron Age 225 11 The Architecture of Routine Life 248 12 Later Prehistoric Landscapes and Inhabitation 268 13 Ceramic Technologies and Social Relations 288 14 Exchange, Object Biographies and the Shaping of Identities, 10,000–1000 B.C. 310 15 Identity, Community and the Person in Later Prehistory 330 Index 351
Joshua Pollard
Paul Pettitt
Julian Thomas
Rick Schulting
Lesley McFadyen
Vicki Cummings
Chantal Conneller
Andrew Jones
David Field
Jacqui Mulville
Joanna Brück
Robert Johnston
Ann Woodward
Stuart Needham
Melanie Giles
Subject Areas: Archaeology [HD]
