Regional Perspectives on Neolithic Pit Deposition : Beyond the Mundane Paperback / softback
Edited by Julian Thomas, Hugo Anderson-Whymark
Part of the Neolithic Studies Group Seminar Papers series
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The rise to prominence of pits within narratives of the British and Irish Neolithic is well-documented in recent literature.
Pits have been cropping up in excavations for centuries, resulting in a very broad spectrum of interpretations but three main factors have led to the recent change in our perception and representation of these features: a broad shift in people's expectations as to what a Neolithic settlement should be; the development of the concept of 'structured deposition', within which pits have played a key role; and a dramatic rise in the number of pits actually known about.
Development-led archaeology, and the often very large areas its excavations expose, has simply revealed many more pits.
The 15 papers in this volume explore these inter-related factors and present new thoughts and interpretations arising from new analysis of Neolithic pits and their contents.
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- Pages:184 pages, 74 b/w illus
- Publisher:Oxbow Books
- Publication Date:14/12/2011
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- ISBN:9781842174685
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:184 pages, 74 b/w illus
- Publisher:Oxbow Books
- Publication Date:14/12/2011
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- ISBN:9781842174685
