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Prehistoric Pottery in Britain & Ireland. Paperback – Illustrated, 28 Jun. 2002

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Pottery is one of the most enduring artefacts from prehistory. It is of fundamental importance since, unlike stone, it can be precisely dated, displays regional variation and can produce information on the diet and economy of prehistoric peoples. Much prehistoric potters is also highly decorated and aesthetically pleasing. It ranks amongst the major expressions of prehistoric are - the decoration of the pot often taking longer to execute than its manufacture. This book introduces the reader to the style and forms of British pottery, to its methods of manufacture, its uses and its contexts - and how these changed over the four millennia of the prehistoric period in these islands. However, one constant feature of British and Irish pottery is the curious absence of figurative ceramic art in contrast to, for example, the figurines of mainland Europe. The author also draws on new techniques for researching the contents of pots and their roles within their societies. For those who have always seen the study of pottery as an esoteric subject, an endless catalogue of typologies, this book will come as a revelation: it shows just how much we can learn about our prehistoric ancestors from the study of their jugs, pots and urns. Dr Alex Gibson is Reader in British Prehistory in the Department of Archaeological Sciences, University of Bradford.

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Tempus Publishing Ltd.
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28 Jun. 2002
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17.27 x 1.27 x 24.38 cm
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0752419307
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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Tempus Publishing Ltd.; 1st edition (28 Jun. 2002)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 160 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0752419307
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0752419305
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 17.27 x 1.27 x 24.38 cm

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RobW

Good Introductory Text

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 18 July 2013

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I came to this book knowing next to nothing about prehistoric pottery other than from piecing together fragments of knowledge picked up mainly from museum visits.

The writer's style is quite informal, which makes the book less daunting than it could be otherwise. As an introduction, it covers, in archaeological terms, a significant period of British and, less fully, Irish history. I felt I gained a reasonable grounding in the principal styles and periods covered. Some aspects were quite fascinating, e.g. the absence of representational depictions on the pottery concerned throughout several millennia. (The contrast with any study of ancient Egyptian pottery is quite stark.)

I couldn't get as excited about the subject matter in the manner the writer evidently hopes will happen. However, that's probably my limitation, not his. I would definitely recommend this as a good introduction.

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Sharon L C MacKay

good amount of pictures

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In depth, good amount of pictures.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 9 February 2015

great

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 5 July 2009

As an archaeologist, I found this book fascinating. I think its really useful how the first few sections place the prehistoric pottery into a context by providing the reader with an understanding of how the pottery is made and how the decoration techniques were created so that when you look at a piece of prehistoric pottery in the field or in the finds lab, you are able to understand it not just as a piece of pot, but the craft behind it.

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BOB the bass player

Good book to start and learn

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 10 November 2008

This book is a good source if you wish to begin to understand prehistoric pottery and would suit more the person who is an archaeologist or student in archaeology,

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Miss F.

A great grounding in prehistoric pottery

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 21 December 2004

I chose to buy this book as I read a lot about prehistoric britain, and was getting confused as to the pottery deposits which were being found on various digs.
This book can be quite technical, however as a lay person I understood it easily, and I hope that if I found some ancient pottery I may be able to identify it!!
I recommend this book as it talks about not only the pottery but the firing skills and how the clay was mixed in different areas.
Essential reading for the ameteur archaeologist.

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