| The Thames Through Time: The Archaeology of the Gravel Terraces of the Upper and Middle Thames: Early Prehistory: To 1500 BC Contributor(s): Morigi, Tony (Author), Schreve, Danielle (Author), White, Mark (Author) |
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ISBN: 0954962788 ISBN-13: 9780954962784 Publisher: Lancaster OUR PRICE: $66.50 Product Type: Hardcover Published: March 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Anthropology - General - History | Europe - Great Britain - General - Social Science | Archaeology |
| Dewey: 936.01 |
| Series: Thames Valley Landscapes Monograph |
| Physical Information: 1.3" H x 8.1" W x 11.7" (5.05 lbs) 582 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A review of the rich and diverse evidence for understanding past climate and environmental change in the Thames Valley, and the effects on plant and animal populations and the challenges and opportunities these presented to early humans. Part 1 of this volume covers the Pleistocene, the epoch of the Ice Ages, in an integrated review of the geological, palaeontological and archaeological data for the last half million years and more. Part 2 takes up the story from the beginning of the Holocene, the warm period in which we are still living, which began around 11,500 years ago. The authors review the evidence for early hunter-gatherer populations in the Mesolithic, the gradually increasing impact of humans in the region in the Neolithic and early Bronze Age and their rich social lives and belief systems. Much of the evidence has been recovered during extensive gravel quarrying. The volume is excellently illustrated with colour and line illustrations and maps. |
Contributor Bio(s): Hey, Gill: - Gill Hey is CEO of Oxford Archaeology with research interests in Neolithic Britain. |