ancientalan
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Re: Rock art & Ritual Vol 2: Mindscapes of Prehistory
Apr 02, 2011, 12:17
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This book explores cosmology at the time rock art was created within landscape contexts in Britain and Ireland. Focusing mainly on our Neolithic it explores the reasons for carving outcrops of stone and the authors present arguments that go further than any earlier publication. Based on extensive fieldwork and research with synthesis of established archaeological and anthropological data this latest publication by Smith and Walker will push the boundries of rock art research to their furthest limits.
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Littlestone
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The Rollright Stones: T H Ravenhill
Apr 13, 2011, 10:31
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The Rollright Stones and The Men Who Erected Them by T H Ravenhill.
"First published in 1926 (second edition 1932) The Rollright Stones by T H Ravenhill packs into a mere 63 pages a wealth of information on the Rollright Stones."
More and cover pic here.
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CARL
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Re: Books of possible interest
Apr 13, 2011, 12:45
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Prehistoric Sites of Breconshire by George Children and George Nash - Logaston Press.
Still working my way through the book - lots of good stuff / info on sites to visit etc with a very comprehensive gazateer.
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Littlestone
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Prehistoric Sites of Breconshire: George Children
Apr 13, 2011, 13:01
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CARL wrote: Prehistoric Sites of Breconshire by George Children and George Nash - Logaston Press.
Still working my way through the book - lots of good stuff / info on sites to visit etc with a very comprehensive gazateer.
Good stuff CARL. Have titled it (makes 'em easier to find :-).
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goffik
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The New Antiquarians...
Apr 15, 2011, 10:45
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The New Antiquarians: 50 years of archaeological innovation in Wessex
"Edited by Rowan Whimster
For many people, Wessex means Stonehenge, Avebury and the other iconic monuments of prehistory. In reality its chalkland landscapes have played host to a far longer and richer sequence of communities – from Palaeolithic hunters to Iron Age farmers and Roman citizens; from Anglo-Saxon settlers and medieval merchants to the navvies who built the Kennet & Avon Canal and the Australian soldiers who trained for the trenches of the First World War.
In 2008, to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Council for British Archaeology’s Wessex group, archaeologists gathered in Southampton to review what we have learnt from the huge amount of research carried out in the region during the past 50 years and to identify the challenges for the next half-century. The conference was also a chance for those involved to tell the exciting story of discovery from their own, personal angle.
The contributors to this volume include many of the UK’s most influential archaeologists of the later 20th century, making this book an overview not only of the history of Wessex, but of the development of archaeological thinking and techniques during this period. Interspersed amongst these papers are profiles of the region’s most influential sites and the memories of some of its leading characters."
More: http://www.britarch.ac.uk/books/whimster2011
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Littlestone
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East Asian Archaeoastronomy: Zhentao Xu
Apr 19, 2011, 13:17
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East Asian Archaeoastronomy: Historical Records of Astronomical Observations of China, Japan and Korea, by Zhentao Xu, David W. Pankenier, and Yaotiao Jiang.
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Littlestone
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Edited May 15, 2011, 10:20
Essex: Archaeology and History
May 15, 2011, 09:19
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“The 2001 edition of Essex Archaeology and History (published by the Society at the Museum in Colchester Castle) contains over fifteen articles, including one on the Prehistoric settlement and burials at Elms Farm, Heybridge by M Atkinson and S Preston, and the Bronze Age enclosure at Springfield Lyons in its landscape context by Nigel Brown. ”Brown states that, "Despite the canalisation of the Chelmer in the 18th century and more recent drainage works, the river still floods each winter to the east of Chelmsford in the vicinity of the Cursus. The Springfield Lyons causewayed enclosure would have provided a panoramic view of the monument in the valley below.”
More here.
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thesweetcheat
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Shropshire - An Archaeological Guide
May 16, 2011, 09:49
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"Shropshire - An Archaeological Guide" - Michael Watson (2002 Shropshire Books). 108pp.
General guidebook to Shropshire's archeaology, from the Bronze Age to Medieval town and church.
Nicely presented, with colour pics throughout. There are 14 Bronze Age sites (including Mitchell's Fold and Hoarstones circles) and 13 Iron Age sites covered. The Iron Age section features good aerial photos and plans of the principle hillforts in Shropshire.
The author was (is?) Head of Archaeology for Shropshire County Council.
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Littlestone
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Re: Shropshire - An Archaeological Guide
May 16, 2011, 10:49
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thesweetcheat wrote: "Shropshire - An Archaeological Guide" - Michael Watson (2002 Shropshire Books). 108pp.
General guidebook to Shropshire's archeaology, from the Bronze Age to Medieval town and church.
Nicely presented, with colour pics throughout. There are 14 Bronze Age sites (including Mitchell's Fold and Hoarstones circles) and 13 Iron Age sites covered. The Iron Age section features good aerial photos and plans of the principle hillforts in Shropshire.
The author was (is?) Head of Archaeology for Shropshire County Council.
Nice one tsc :-)
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thesweetcheat
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Re: Shropshire - An Archaeological Guide
May 16, 2011, 11:26
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Littlestone wrote: thesweetcheat wrote: "Shropshire - An Archaeological Guide" - Michael Watson (2002 Shropshire Books). 108pp.
General guidebook to Shropshire's archeaology, from the Bronze Age to Medieval town and church.
Nicely presented, with colour pics throughout. There are 14 Bronze Age sites (including Mitchell's Fold and Hoarstones circles) and 13 Iron Age sites covered. The Iron Age section features good aerial photos and plans of the principle hillforts in Shropshire.
The author was (is?) Head of Archaeology for Shropshire County Council.
Nice one tsc :-)
It's the kind of book every county could do with. I still ponder occasionally about having a searchable list/database of regional books as a TMA resource.
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