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The Thames through time : the archaeology of the grave terraces of the Upper and Middle Thames : the Thames Valley in late prehistory, 1500 BC-AD 50 / by George Lambrick with Mark Robinson ; and with contributions by Tim Allen ; illustrated by Magdalena Wachnik with Peter Lorimer.
Penn Museum Library DA670.T2 L356 2009
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Lambrick, George.
- Series:
- Thames Valley landscapes monograph ; no. 29.
- Thames Valley landscapes monograph ; no. 29
- Language:
- English
- French
- German
- Subjects (All):
- Excavations (Archaeology)--England--Thames Valley.
- Excavations (Archaeology).
- Iron age--England--Thames Valley.
- Iron age.
- Prehistoric peoples--England--Thames Valley.
- Prehistoric peoples.
- Antiquities, Prehistoric--England--Thames Valley.
- Antiquities, Prehistoric.
- Thames Valley (England)--Antiquities.
- Thames Valley (England).
- Thames Valley (England)--Antiquities, Roman.
- England--Thames Valley.
- Physical Description:
- xix, 428 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), maps (chiefly color), plans (chiefly color) ; 30 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- [Oxford] : Published for Oxford Archaeology by Oxford University School of Archaeology, 2009.
- Language Note:
- Summaries in French and German.
- Contents:
- Introduction: change and society in the late prehistory
- Setting the scene: the natural environment and the geography of settlement
- Dividing up the countryside
- Settlements and settlement patterns
- Hearth and home: buildings and domestic culture
- Making a living: production and exchange
- Living off the land: farming, water, storage and waste
- Attitudes to life and death
- Communal interrelationships: sacred places, defence and politics
- Conclusions: the impact of change and legacies of late prehistoric society.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 399-421) and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.
- ISBN:
- 9780954962791
- 0954962796
- OCLC:
- 182663763
- Publisher Number:
- 99936612836
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