The Mesolithic Age in Britain
Author: Grahame Clark
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Published: 1932
Total Pages: 258
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Author: Grahame Clark
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Published: 1932
Total Pages: 258
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Chantal Conneller
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2021-11-29
Total Pages: 437
ISBN-13: 1000475158
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Mesolithic in Britain proposes a new division of the Mesolithic period into four parts, each with its distinct character. The Mesolithic has previously been seen as timeless, where little changed over thousands of years. This new synthesis draws on advances in scientific dating to understand the Mesolithic inhabitation of Britain as a historical process. The period was, in fact, a time of profound change: houses, monuments, middens, long-term use of sites and regions, manipulation of the environment and the symbolic deposition of human and animal remains all emerged as significant practices in Britain for the first time. The book describes the lives of the first pioneers in the Early Mesolithic; the emergence of new modes of inhabitation in the Middle Mesolithic; the regionally diverse settlement of the Late Mesolithic; and the radical changes of the final millennium of the period. The first synthesis of Mesolithic Britain since 1932, it takes both a chronological and a regional approach. This book will serve as an essential text for anyone studying the period: undergraduate and graduate students, specialists in the field and community archaeology groups.
Author: J. G. D. Clark
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Published: 1932
Total Pages: 222
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: John Wymer
Publisher: Bloomsbury Shire Publications
Published: 1991
Total Pages: 76
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Geoff Bailey
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2010-06-21
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780521147972
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book focuses on the archaeology of the hunter-gatherer societies that inhabited Europe in the millennia between the Last Ice Age and the spread of agriculture, between 10,000 and 5,000 years ago. Traditionally viewed as a period of cultural stagnation, new data now demonstrate that this was a period of radical change and innovation. This was the period that witnessed the colonization of extensive new territory at high latitudes and high altitudes following postglacial climatic change, the development of seafaring, and the synthesis of the technological, economic, and social capabilities that underpinned the later development of agricultural and urban societies.
Author: J. G. D. Clark
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Published: 1934
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Martin Bell
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Published: 2007
Total Pages: 442
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKProviding evidence about prehistoric life in Britain, this book focuses on the little studied communities of the South West and Wales. It offers useful case studies from nationally important Bronze Age sites such as Brean Down on the Somerset Levels.
Author: Lori Fromowitz
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Published: 2016-07-15
Total Pages: 66
ISBN-13: 149946312X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWhile awe-inspiring cave paintings were a hallmark of the Upper Paleolithic Era in Europe, they became uncommon in the Mesolithic Period that followed. Scholars believe that this, along with a number of other changes observed in the transition to the Mesolithic Period, was a reaction to a changing environment, caused by the melting of glaciers at the end of the last glacial period. This title paints a vivid picture of a key period of human history. Descriptions of specific discoveries and sites—such as England’s Starr Carr and India’s Bagor—help readers understand how archaeologists learn about life in the Mesolithic Period.
Author: Barry Cunliffe
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 2013
Total Pages: 567
ISBN-13: 0199609330
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe story of the origins of the British and the Irish peoples, from the end of the last Ice Age around 10,000BC to the eve of the Norman Conquest - who they were, where they came from, and how they related to one another.
Author: Vicki Cummings
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Published: 2017-05-18
Total Pages: 311
ISBN-13: 1317514270
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Neolithic of Britain and Ireland provides a synthesis of this dynamic period of prehistory from the end of the Mesolithic through to the early Beaker period. Drawing on new excavations and the application of new scientific approaches to data from this period, this book considers both life and death in the Neolithic. It offers a clear and concise introduction to this period but with an emphasis on the wider and on-going research questions. It is an important text for students new to the study of this period of prehistory as well as acting as a reference for students and scholars already researching this area. The book begins by considering the Mesolithic prelude, specifically the millennium prior to the start of the Neolithic in Britain and Ireland. It then goes on to consider what life was like for people at the time, alongside the monumental record and how people treated the dead. This is presented chronologically, with separate chapters on the early Neolithic, middle Neolithic, late Neolithic and early Beaker periods. Finally it considers future research priorities for the study of the Neolithic.