Prehistory without borders : the prehistoric archaeology of the Tyne-Forth region / edited by Rachel Crellin, Chris Fowler & Richard Tipping.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Crellin, Rachel, editor.

Fowler, Chris, 1973- editor.

Tipping, R. M. (Richard M.), editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Prehistoric peoples--England--Tyne Valley.

Prehistoric peoples.

Prehistoric peoples--Scotland--Forth Valley.

Prehistoric peoples--Scottish Borders (England and Scotland).

Excavations (Archaeology)--England--Tyne Valley.

Excavations (Archaeology).

Excavations (Archaeology)--Scotland--Forth Valley.

Social archaeology--England--Tyne Valley.

Social archaeology.

Social archaeology--Scotland--Forth Valley.

Tyne Valley (England)--Antiquities.

Tyne Valley (England).

Forth Valley (Scotland)--Antiquities.

Forth Valley (Scotland).

Scottish Borders (England and Scotland)--Antiquities.

Scottish Borders (England and Scotland).

Antiquities.

England--Tyne Valley.

Great Britain--Scottish Borders.

Scotland--Forth Valley.

Physical Description:

viii, 244 pages ; 29 cm

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; Haverstown, PA : Oxbow Books, 2016.

Summary:

"Modern borders of all kinds, political, geographical and social, effect the kinds of prehistoric narratives archaeologists can write. Borders that dominate today did not exist in prehistory. This volume works across such borders and focuses specifically on the region between the Rivers Forth and Tyne, an area divided by the modern political border between Scotland and England. The introduction and opening chapters consider the impact of the Anglo-Scots and similar borders on our understanding of prehistoric patterns of activity. The introduction also asks whether, when, and to what extent this could be considered a coherent region in the prehistoric past. Further chapters explore the history of research in the region, including field survey and aerial photography. Another nine chapters discuss the results of recent research, including new and older excavations, or conduct regional analyses of artefacts and mortuary practices, starting with the Late Upper Palaeolithic and continuing with studies from the Early Neolithic through to the Late Iron Age. Taken as a whole, the publication suggests that while there was no coherent Tyne-Forth region in prehistory, except for perhaps in the Late Iron Age, research at this regional scale provides a strong basis for appreciating past cultural interaction at a variety of scales"--Publisher's website.

Contents:

Chapter 1: Prehistory without borders: an introduction / Rachel Crellin, Chris Fowler and Richard Tipping

Chapter 2: Modern borders and the prehistory of northwest Europe / Colin Haselgrove, Marc Vander Linden and Leo Webley

Chapter 3: Archaeological co-operations across borders in the "Europe of the regions" : taking a closer look at four examples from Basle and Lake Constance / Sophie Hüglin

Chapter 4: Surveys and surveyors lurking in the shadows of our past / Stratford Halliday

Chapter 5: Creating the cropmark record of southeast Scotland / Dave Cowley

Chapter 6: The landscape context of Scotland's first open-air Late Upper Palaeolithic archaeological site / Richard Tipping, Lucy Verrill, Matthew Bradley, Rupert Housley, and Alan Saville

Chapter 7: Fragmenting society : pottery biographies from Neolithic Northumberland / Ben Edwards

Chapter 8: Breaking boundaries past and present : Neolithic and Early Bronze pottery in the Tyne-Forth region / Dana Millson

Chapter 9: Early Bronze Age mortuary practices in north-east England and south-east Scotland : using relational typologies to trace social networks / Chris Fowler and Neil Wilkin

Chapter 10: The view from above : prehistoric activity at Soutra Hill / Bob Will

Chapter 11: Funerary fragments between the rivers : analysing the evidence for the dead in the Tyne-Forth region during the Late Bronze Age (c. 1150-800 BC) / Katherine Warden, Edward Caswell and Ben Roberts

Chapter 12: Yetholm revisited : old and new finds of high-quality Late Bronze Age metalwork / Trevor Cowie, Brendan O'Connor and Marion Uckelmann

Chapter 13: Bronze Age settlement : some considerations in the light of recent results / Clive Waddington & Dave Passmore

Chapter 14: Catastrophism, climate change, Colin Burgess and The Cheviot / Richard Tipping

Chapter 15: The Needles Eye Enclosure, Berwick-upon-Tweed : evidence for salt manufacture in the Late Iron Age / Jennifer Proctor

Chapter 16: Querns in Northumberland / Dave Heslop

Chapter 17: Later prehistoric settlement from the Tees to the Forth : the timing of transformation and the tempo of renewal / Derek Hamilton.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Other Format:

Online version: Prehistory without borders.

ISBN:

9781785701993

1785701991

OCLC:

948360886