Beyond the core : reflections on regionality in prehistory / edited by Andy M. Jones and Graeme Kirkham.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Jones, Andy M.

Kirkham, Graeme

Theoretical Archaeology Group (England)

George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Archaeology--Great Britain--Congresses.

Archaeology.

Antiquities.

Great Britain--Antiquities--Congresses.

Great Britain.

Genre:

Conference papers and proceedings.

Physical Description:

114 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; Oakville, CT : Oxbow Books, 2011.

Summary:

This collection of twelve archaeological monographs examines the concept of regionality in prehistorical cultures of the British Isles, exploring site and artifact interpretation that has perhaps been skewed by anachronistic influence of current political and academic classifications in previous studies. Topics discussed include homogeneity and differences in standing stone sites, recognizing regionality in Scottish prehistory, placing Beakers in their Irish context and regionality in the Neolithic Irish Sea zone. Individual papers include illustrations, photographs, tables and site maps. Contributors are Scottish, Irish and English archeology academics and researchers. Distributed in North America by The David Brown Book Co. Annotation ©2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Contents:

Regionality in prehistory : some thoughts from the periphery / Andy M. Jones

Borders and belonging : exploring the Neolithic of the Anglo-Welsh borderland / David Mullin

Moving on in landscape studies : goodbye Wessex, hello German bight? / David Field

Pattern, perception and preconception : recognising regionality in Scottish prehistory / Strat Haliday

Scale and senses of belonging : thinking about regionality in the Neolithic of the Irish sea zone / Vicki Cummings

Social and geographical scale : regionality and the Cumbrian stone circles / Helen Evans

Islandscapes and standing stones : homogeneity and difference / Joanna Wright

The alien within : the forgotten sub-cultures of Early Bronze Age Wessex / Andrew Martin

The Botrea Barrow group: regional identity in Early Bronze Age Cornwall / Andy M. Jones

Into the West : placing beakers within their Irish contexts / Neil Carlin

Something different at the Land's End / Graeme Kirkham

Any questions? / Richard Bradley.

Notes:

This book arose from a session at the Theoretical Archaeological Group conference, which was held in December 2006 at the University of Exeter.

Includes bibliographical references.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.

ISBN:

1842179896

9781842179895

OCLC:

700199923

Publisher Number:

99944269175