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Neolithic Britain And Ireland Paperback – 31 Oct. 2001

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A comprehensive and up-to-date introduction to the archaeology of the first farming communities in Britain and Ireland. Aimed towards the student readership, this book provides an account of the archaeology of Britain and Ireland over the period c.4000 - 2000 BC. The Neolithic is presented as a transformation of economic and technical customs and skills that led to new levels of social complexity and monument building. The chapters introduce many of the current debates and discussions in Neolithic studies, but these are set against the secure base of the rich archaeological record which is described and illustrated. Material is presented through case studies in chapters on landscape change and economic diversity, causewayed enclosures, settlement and houses, the classic Neolithic monuments (barrows and megalithic tombs, henges, cursues, stone circles), and the complex range of artefacts that characterise the Neolithic. The wider issues of the Neolithic are set in context, and the reader will be able to assess the evidence and variety of the archaeology of Britain and Ireland against the broad trends of Europe and beyond. Lists of sites and museums to visit and an extensive bibliography offer opportunities for further research and exploration.

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288 pages
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English
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The History Press
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31 Oct. 2001
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17.15 x 1.91 x 24.77 cm
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0752414429
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978-0752414423
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Caroline Malone began her career as Curator of the Alexander Keiller Museum at Avebury, before working as an Inspector of Ancient Monuments. She has been Keeper of Prehistory at the British Museum, a Fellow of New Hall and Senior Tutor of Hughs Hall in Cambridge as well as Lecturer in Archaeology at Bristol and Cambridge universities. She is currently Reader in Prehistoric Archaeology and Queen's University, Belfast. Her fieldwork has included sites and landscapes in Scotland, Italy, Sicily and Malta.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ The History Press (31 Oct. 2001)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 288 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0752414429
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0752414423
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 17.15 x 1.91 x 24.77 cm

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Sarah Whittle

Great background into Neolithic Britain

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 23 May 2016

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I’m very interested in ancient history, and I bought this book back in 2003 to learn more about neolithic Britain. It is some time since I read it cover to cover, but I still find the book a good reference guide for specific topics when studying, or just for interest. I think given the publication date, it’s possible that some of the arguments concerning academic debate may need to be cross referenced with newer material, but the book does offer a good background for early agricultural communities in Britain, which include things like technological developments, cultural customs, and archaeology. A useful reference guide for the history student, or those with an strong interest.

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Great book, rubbish printing

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 20 February 2014

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Excellent, very interesting and clearly written introduction to the neolithic in Britain.

Unfortunately the entire first chapter is ruined by a print fault. All or parts of many of the pages are blank, thus making it very difficult to follow the sense. My archaeological friends tell me this is well known and apparently affects the whole of this edition of the book. I am astonished that the vendors sell it in this state

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AC

great service

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 18 December 2018

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Gift for my husband. He loves it. Shame the cover was creased.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 7 April 2015

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arived on time good value for the money good study book

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 18 October 2014

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very good thank you :-)

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S. Crane

good guide to archaeology of first farmers

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 23 August 2003

There are now quite a few books written about trying to get into the minds and hearts of the neolithic peoples of Britain eg those of Julian Thomas, Mark Edmonds and Richard Bradley.They are about understanding ritual landscapes.Caroline Malone has written a much needed "meat and potatoes" book focusing on describing the physical remains.It is aimed at undergraduates but will also serve very well the "megalith enthusiast" and general public. Indeed anyone who want to better understand the barrows, tombs and stone circles they find in the landscape, and the artitacts in museum display cases.I certainly would have benefited from it in my rambles around the antiquities of the Peak District and Cornwall.The eight chapters cover: living of the land,domestic settlements, causewayed enclosures, burials and tombs, monumental landscape(henges and stone circles), artefacts technology and craftsmen, and the "neolithic achievement".It presents the neolithic as an "age of transformation of skills and customs leading to new levels of social complexity". There are plenty of illustrations (180 odd), a lot more than your typical university textbook which make it more appealing for the general public.Malone has 14 pages at the end of sites to visit (with map reference and divided up by county for ease of exploration)and even a list good museums ( with the hot neolithic picks marked with a star)and societies you can join to learn more. The bibliography runs to 8 pages so you won't run out of reading on specific types of monuments. The only quibble is that it would have been good to have a few maps showing the county boundaries and where all the sites to visit actually are.

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Happy~Hippie

A great addition to my library.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 19 August 2021

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A great addition to my library. Looking forward to visiting some of these sites that I have not visited before...

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