{"product_id":"prehistoric-britain-isbn-9781405125468","title":"Prehistoric Britain","description":"\u003cp\u003eInformed by the latest research and in-depth analysis, \u003ci\u003ePrehistoric Britain\u003c\/i\u003e provides students and scholars alike with a fascinating overview of the development of human societies in Britain from the Upper Paleolithic to the end of the Iron Age.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers readers an incisive synthesis and much-needed overview of current research themes\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes essays from leading scholars and professionals who address the very latest trends in current research\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplores the interpretive debates surrounding major transitions in British prehistory\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of Figures vii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of Tables x\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes on Contributors xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements xv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 The Construction of Prehistoric Britain 1\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJoshua Pollard\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 The British Upper Palaeolithic 18\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003ePaul Pettitt\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 The Mesolithic–Neolithic Transition in Britain 58\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJulian Thomas\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Foodways and Social Ecologies from the Early Mesolithic to the Early Bronze Age 90\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRick Schulting\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Temporary Spaces in the Mesolithic and Neolithic: Understanding Landscapes 121\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eLesley McFadyen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 The Architecture of Monuments 135\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eVicki Cummings\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Lithic Technology and the Chaîne Opératoire 160\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eChantal Conneller\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 How the Dead Live: Mortuary Practices, Memory and the Ancestors in Neolithic and Early Bronze Age Britain and Ireland 177\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAndrew Jones\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 The Development of an Agricultural Countryside 202\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDavid Field\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Foodways and Social Ecologies from the Middle Bronze Age to Late Iron Age 225\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJacqui Mulville\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 The Architecture of Routine Life 248\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJoanna Brück\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Later Prehistoric Landscapes and Inhabitation 268\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRobert Johnston\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Ceramic Technologies and Social Relations 288\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAnn Woodward\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Exchange, Object Biographies and the Shaping of Identities, 10,000–1000 B.C. 310\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eStuart Needham\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Identity, Community and the Person in Later Prehistory 330\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMelanie Giles\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 351\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003ePrehistoric Britain\u003c\/i\u003e provides a compact and generally very readable summary of the state of thought within a broad segment of the British archaeological community in the first decade of the 21st century.\" (\u003ci\u003eJournal of Field Archaeology,\u003c\/i\u003e 2009)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Excellent chapters.... Needham's consideration of the exchange of objects over nine millennia to 1000 BC, informed by perspectives drawn in particular from Godelier, is a tour-de-force mixing generalization and pertinent case studies.\" (\u003ci\u003eJournal of the Royal Anthropological Institute\u003c\/i\u003e, June 2009)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"What a grand surprise! Here is an important study of prehistoric Britain written in clear English!\" (\u003ci\u003eCHOICE\u003c\/i\u003e, June 2009)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003ePrehistoric Britain\u003c\/i\u003e offers an excellent outline of the major themes and approaches that will, no doubt, be the main theatres of debate over the next few years.... A worthy addition to any bookshelf.\" (\u003ci\u003eRosetta\u003c\/i\u003e, May 2009)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"This contains 14 excellent papers, mostly covering small-scale regional case studies from the early neolithic to the iron age.... Goldhahn's tale of barrows and the chapters on houses by Boriæ and Gerritsen are very readable.\" (\u003ci\u003eBritish Archaeology\u003c\/i\u003e, March 2009)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"This collection meets admirably the aims of the Blackwell Studies in Global Archaeology series, which seeks to 'immerse readers in fundamental archaeological ideas and concepts ... thereby exposing [them] to some of the most exciting contemporary developments in the field.' ... An excellent way of taking the pulse of recent British prehistory.\" (\u003ci\u003eAntiquity\u003c\/i\u003e, March 2009)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eJoshua Pollard\u003c\/b\u003e is Senior Lecturer in Archaeology at the University of Bristol. Since 1999, he has been actively engaged in fieldwork on the late Neolithic monument complexes at Avebury and Stonehenge in southern England. Dr Pollard is the UK editor of the \u003ci\u003eJournal of Social Archaeology\u003c\/i\u003e and has published several books, including \u003ci\u003eAvebury\u003c\/i\u003e (with Mark Gillings, 2004), and\u003ci\u003e Monuments and Material Culture\u003c\/i\u003e (editor, with Rosamund Cleal, 2004).  The momentum provided by ongoing fieldwork and innovative archaeological interpretation is pushing British prehistory to the forefront of contemporary archaeological research. \u003ci\u003ePrehistoric Britain\u003c\/i\u003e taps into and incorporates the very latest archaeological findings to provide a fascinating overview of the development of human societies in Britain from the Upper Palaeolithic to the end of the Iron Age.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBreaking free of the constraints of traditional, period-based narratives, \u003ci\u003ePrehistoric Britain\u003c\/i\u003e offers readers an incisive synthesis and much-needed overview of current research themes. The book presents a series of essays from leading scholars and professionals who address the very latest trends in current research. Drawing upon original, innovative fieldwork and in-depth analysis, \u003ci\u003ePrehistoric Britain\u003c\/i\u003e provides a thorough examination of the issues central to the study of British prehistory.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"The book provides a useful introduction to some of the current themes in British prehistoric archaeology. It is well suited to an international audience with an interest in archaeological theory.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eRichard Bradley, Reading University\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Wide-ranging, forward-thinking and thought-provoking, these essays will serve both as an excellent starting point for anyone interested in prehistoric Britain and as a stimulus to debate.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eAlasdair Whittle, Cardiff University\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989841101029,"sku":"NP9781405125468","price":43.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781405125468.jpg?v=1761785646","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/prehistoric-britain-isbn-9781405125468","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}