| Enclosures in Neolithic Europe: Essays on Causewayed and Non-Causewayed Sites Contributor(s): Varndell, G. (Author), Topping, Peter (Author) |
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ISBN: 1842170686 ISBN-13: 9781842170687 Publisher: Oxbow Books Limited OUR PRICE: $45.60 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2002 Annotation: These fourteen papers come from a joint Prehistoric Society and British Museum conference on Neolithic Causewayed Enclosures in Europe held in London in 1999. They present a series of snapshots of some of the sites and regions at the forefront of current research on causewayed enclosures in Europe, and as such are a complement to the Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England (RCHME) project which has systematically recorded all known Neolithic enclosures in England by both analytical topographic survey techniques and aerial transcription. The detailed regional data collected by the RCHME project has allowed a radical reinterpretation of these sites and the recognition that there are regional groups of enclosures. This collection provides a long-awaited and important addition to the debate on these enigmatic prehistoric sites. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Archaeology - History | Ancient - General |
| Dewey: 936 |
| LCCN: 2003427761 |
| Physical Information: 0.36" H x 8.24" W x 11.86" (1.15 lbs) 136 pages |
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| Publisher Description: These papers come from a conference on Neolithic Causewayed Enclosures in Europe held in London in 1999. They present a series of snapshots of some of the sites and regions at the forefront of current research on causewayed enclosures in Europe, and as such are a complement to the Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England (RCHME) project which has systematically recorded all known Neolithic enclosures in England by both analytical topographic survey techniques and aerial transcription. The detailed regional data collected by the RCHME project has allowed a radical reinterpretation of these sites and the recognition that there are regional groups of enclosures. This series of papers serves to broaden the discussion about the structure and form of causewayed monuments beyond lowland England, looking at a wide geographical range of sites across central Europe, as well as considering some sites which do not conform to the traditional type but which have been proved by excavation to have a Neolithic context. This collection of papers provides a long-awaited and important addition to the debate on these enigmatic prehistoric sites. |
Contributor Bio(s): Topping, Peter: - Pete Topping was head of survey for English Heritage and is an expert in landscape interpretation. Following voluntary early retirement he returned to his main subject of research, undertaking a recently awarded PhD at Newcastle University on flint and stone extraction industries. He is on Oxbow's American Landscapes Editorial Board. |
