The Gwithian Landscape Molluscs And Archaeology On Cornish Sand Dunes
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The Gwithian Landscape Molluscs And Archaeology On Cornish Sand Dunes
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Author : Thomas M. Walker
language : en
Publisher: Archaeopress Publishing Ltd
Release Date : 2018-03-31
The Gwithian Landscape Molluscs And Archaeology On Cornish Sand Dunes written by Thomas M. Walker and has been published by Archaeopress Publishing Ltd this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-03-31 with Social Science categories.
Gwithian, on the north coast of Cornwall, is a multiperiod archaeological site. The present work explores the palaeoenvironment of the area around the settlement sites, from the Neolithic, when sand dunes initially developed in the Red River valley, to the present post-industrial landscape.
Environment Archaeology And Landscape Papers In Honour Of Professor Martin Bell
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Author : Catherine Barnett
language : en
Publisher: Archaeopress Publishing Ltd
Release Date : 2021-10-21
Environment Archaeology And Landscape Papers In Honour Of Professor Martin Bell written by Catherine Barnett and has been published by Archaeopress Publishing Ltd this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-10-21 with Social Science categories.
Dedicated to Martin Bell (University of Reading), this book outlines how wetland and inland environments can be related and investigated using multi-method approaches. Papers fall under three themes: coastal and intertidal archaeology; mobility and human-environment relationships; heritage resource management, nature conservation and rewilding.
An Intellectual Adventurer In Archaeology Reflections On The Work Of Charles Thomas
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Author : Andy M Jones
language : en
Publisher: Archaeopress Publishing Ltd
Release Date : 2018-06-30
An Intellectual Adventurer In Archaeology Reflections On The Work Of Charles Thomas written by Andy M Jones and has been published by Archaeopress Publishing Ltd this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-06-30 with Social Science categories.
Charles Thomas (1928-2016) was a Cornishman and archaeologist, whose career from the 1950s spanned nearly seven decades. This period saw major developments that underpin the structures of archaeology in Britain today, in many of which he played a pivotal part.
Making One S Way In The World
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Author : Martin Bell
language : en
Publisher: Oxbow Books
Release Date : 2020-03-31
Making One S Way In The World written by Martin Bell and has been published by Oxbow Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-03-31 with Social Science categories.
The book draws on the evidence of landscape archaeology, palaeoenvironmental studies, ethnohistory and animal tracking to address the neglected topic of how we identify and interpret past patterns of movement in the landscape. It challenges the pessimism of previous generations which regarded prehistoric routes such as hollow ways as generally undatable. The premise is that archaeologists tend to focus on sites while neglecting the patterns of habitual movement that made them part of living landscapes. Evidence of past movement is considered in a multi-scalar way from the individual footprint to the long distance path including the traces created in vegetation by animal and human movement. It is argued that routes may be perpetuated over long timescales creating landscape structures which influence the activities of subsequent generations. In other instances radical changes of axes of communication and landscape structures provide evidence of upheaval and social change. Palaeoenvironmental and ethnohistorical evidence from the American North West coast sets the scene with evidence for the effects of burning, animal movement, faeces deposition and transplantation which can create readable routes along which are favoured resources. Evidence from European hunter-gatherer sites hints at similar practices of niche construction on a range of spatial scales. On a local scale, footprints help to establish axes of movement, the locations of lost settlements and activity areas. Wood trackways likewise provide evidence of favoured patterns of movement and past settlement location. Among early farming communities alignments of burial mounds, enclosure entrances and other monuments indicate axes of communication. From the middle Bronze Age in Europe there is more clearly defined evidence of trackways flanked by ditches and fields. Landscape scale survey and excavation enables the dating of trackways using spatial relationships with dated features and many examples indicate long-term continuity of routeways. Where fields flank routeways a range of methods, including scientific approaches, provide dates. Prehistorians have often assumed that Ridgeways provided the main axes of early movement but there is little evidence for their early origins and rather better evidence for early routes crossing topography and providing connections between different environmental zones. The book concludes with a case study of the Weald of South East England which demonstrates that some axes of cross topographic movement used as droveways, and generally considered as early medieval, can be shown to be of prehistoric origin. One reason that dryland routes have proved difficult to recognise is that insufficient attention has been paid to the parts played by riverine and maritime longer distance communication. It is argued that understanding the origins of the paths we use today contributes to appreciation of the distinctive qualities of landscapes. Appreciation will help to bring about effective strategies for conservation of mutual benefit to people and wildlife by maintaining and enhancing corridors of connectivity between different landscape zones including fragmented nature reserves and valued places. In these ways an understanding of past routeways can contribute to sustainable landscapes, communities and quality of life
Molluscs In Archaeology
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Author : Michael J. Allen
language : en
Publisher: Oxbow Books
Release Date : 2017-06-30
Molluscs In Archaeology written by Michael J. Allen and has been published by Oxbow Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-06-30 with Social Science categories.
The subject of Molluscs in Archaeology has not been dealt with collectively for several decades. This new volume in Oxbows Studying Scientific Archaeology series addresses many aspects of mollusks in archaeology. It will give the reader an overview of the whole topic; methods of analysis and approaches to interpretation. It aims to be a broad based text book giving readers an insight of how to apply analysis to different present and past landscapes and how to interpret those landscapes. It includes Marine, Freshwater and land snails studies, and examines topics such as diet, economy, climate, environmental and land-use, isotopes and mollusks as artifacts. It aims to provide archaeologists and students with the first port of call giving them a) methods and principles, and b) the potential information mollusks can provide. It concentrates on analysis and interpretation most archaeologists and students can undertake and understand, and to 'review' the 'heavier' science in terms of potential, application and interpretational value.
Practical And Theoretical Geoarchaeology
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Author : Paul Goldberg
language : en
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Release Date : 2022-09-13
Practical And Theoretical Geoarchaeology written by Paul Goldberg and has been published by John Wiley & Sons this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-09-13 with Technology & Engineering categories.
Practical and Theoretical Geoarchaeology, Second Edition, provides an invaluable and vastly updated overview of geoarchaeology and how it can be used effectively in the study of archaeological sites and contexts. Taking a pragmatic and functional approach, this book presents: a fundamental, broad-based perspective of the essentials of modern geoarchaeology in order to demonstrate the breadth of the approaches and the depth of the problems that it can tackle. the rapid advances made in the area in recent years, but also gives the reader a firm grasp of conventional approaches. covers traditional topics with the emphasis on landscapes, as well as anthropogenic deposits and site formation processes and their investigation. provides guidelines for the presentation of field and laboratory methods and the reporting of geoarchaeological results. essential reading for archaeology undergraduate and graduate students, practicing archaeologists and geoscientists who need to understand and apply geoarchaeological methodologies, and help foster the dialog among diverse researchers investigating archaeological sites. Practical and Theoretical Geoarchaeology, Second Edition, is an ideal resource for undergraduate and graduate students in archaeology, and a great practical reference for practicing archaeologists and geoscientists who need to understand and apply geoarchaeological methodologies internationally.
England S Coastal Heritage
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Author : Michael Fulford
language : en
Publisher: English Heritage
Release Date : 2013-04-15
England S Coastal Heritage written by Michael Fulford and has been published by English Heritage this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-04-15 with Social Science categories.
England's coastal zone contains an important legacy of historic assets, including a complex array of fragile and irreplaceable archaeological remains. This report documents the recorded coastal archaeological resource and identifies future themes for survey and investigation.
From Sickles To Circles
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Author : Alex J. S. Gibson
language : en
Publisher: Revealing History (Paperback)
Release Date : 2004
From Sickles To Circles written by Alex J. S. Gibson and has been published by Revealing History (Paperback) this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with History categories.
During the period 4000–1000 BC, prehistoric Britain and Ireland were at their closest. There were significant differences, but at the same time their monuments, art, and artifacts were closely related. This volume brings together the latest research from some 25 prehistorians on both sides of the Irish Sea to produce a clearly written and well-illustrated academic guide to this period.
Brean Down Excavations 1983 1987
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Author : Martin Bell
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1990
Brean Down Excavations 1983 1987 written by Martin Bell and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1990 with Social Science categories.
Excavations made necessary by coastal erosion have revealed probably the best preserved Bronze Age settlement sequence in Southern Britain. Five metres of deposits contained five prehistoric occupation phases separated by blown sand and eroded soil. The two lowest horizons, containing Beaker pottery, were followed by a layer with biconical urns and an oval stone structure; then came a rich middle Bronze Age layer with two round houses superseded by a late Bronze Age midden type deposit which produced two gold bracelets. At the top was a sub-Roman cemetery. The Bronze Age layers contained an abundance of pottery and other artefacts, including fired clay objects which represent one of the earliest salt extraction sites in Atlantic Europe. Environmental evidence was also prolific and contributions are included on soil thin sections, chemistry, magnetic properties, pollen, diatoms, ostracods, charred plant remains, animal bones, coprolites, and molluscs. The site seems to have been an island in the Bronze Age, with a considerable expanse of infrequently inundated saltmarsh to its south. The causes of the alternating sequence of sand deposition and stabilisation are considered in the context of environmental change generally in the Severn Estuary and the Somerset Levels.
Sussex Archaeological Collections Relating To The History And Antiquities Of The County
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Author : Sussex Archaeological Society
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1977
Sussex Archaeological Collections Relating To The History And Antiquities Of The County written by Sussex Archaeological Society and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1977 with Archaeology categories.