Revisiting Grooved Ware : Understanding Ceramic Trajectories in Britain and Ireland, 3200-2400 Cal BC / edited by Mike Copper, Alasdair Whittle, and Alison Sheridan.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Copper, Mike, editor.

Whittle, A. W. R., editor.

Sheridan, Alison, editor.

Series:

Neolithic Studies Group seminar papers ; Volume 20.

Neolithic Studies Group Seminar Papers ; Volume 20

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Neolithic period--Great Britain.

Neolithic period.

Neolithic period--Ireland.

Pottery, Prehistoric.

Pottery, Prehistoric--Great Britain.

Pottery, Prehistoric--Ireland.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (240 pages).

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Oxford, England : Oxbow Books, [2024]

Summary:

"Following its appearance, arguably in Orkney in the 32nd century cal BC, Grooved Ware soon became widespread across Britain and Ireland, seemingly replacing earlier pottery styles and being deposited in contexts as varied as simple pits, passage tombs, ceremonial timber circles and henge monuments. As a result, Grooved Ware lies at the heart of many ongoing debates concerning social and economic developments at the end of the 4th and during the first half of the 3rd millennia cal BC. Stemming from the 2022 Neolithic Studies Group autumn conference, and following on from Cleal and MacSween's 1999 NSG volume on Grooved Ware, this book presents a series of papers from researchers specializing in Grooved Ware pottery and the British and Irish Neolithic, offering both regional and thematic perspectives on this important ceramic tradition. Chapters cover the development of Grooved Ware in Orkney as well as the timing and nature of its appearance, development, and subsequent demise in different regions of Britain and Ireland. In addition, thematic papers consider what Grooved Ware can contribute to understandings of inter-regional interactions during the earlier 3rd millennium cal BC, the possible meaning of Grooved Ware's decorative motifs, and the thorny issue of the validity and significance of the various Grooved Ware sub-styles. The book will be of great value not only to archaeologists and students with a specific interest in Grooved Ware pottery but also to those with a more general interest in the development of the Neolithic of Britain and Ireland"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Foreword

List of contributors

1. Introduction: connected Grooved Ware worldsMike Copper and Alasdair Whittle

2. Grooved Ware in OrkneyAlison Sheridan

3. Skara Brae: the significance of the Grooved Ware assemblages Ann MacSween and David V. Clarke

4. Scottish Grooved Ware beyond OrkneyMike Copper

5. Grooved Ware in northern England since 2000Sarah Botfield and Gill Hey

6. Grooved Ware from WalesFrancis Lynch

7. Land of milk and honey? Grooved Ware use in Neolithic WalesLilly Olet, Richard Evershed and Jessica Smyth

8. Grooved Ware in IrelandEoin Grogan and Helen Roche

9. Niche bunching and the Inland Sea: Grooved Ware settlement at Over, Cambridgeshire, and River Great Ouse distributionsChris Evan, Joshua Pollard and Jonathan Tabor

10. The only way isn't Essex, but it may be one of them. . .: Grooved Ware, Beakers and long-distance connections in southern BritainJoshua Pollard and Rosamund Cleal

11. Between Essex and WessexAlistair Barclay

12. Recent Grooved Ware discoveries from Bulford and other sites in southern WiltshireElina Brook

13. Grooved Ware in south-east England: social geographies, chronology and interpretationPaul Garwood

14. Grooved Ware in the south-west peninsulaAndy M. Jones and Henrietta Quinnell

15. Comments on Grooved Ware from a bemused sceptic: questions of classification and terminology, dating and interpretationDavid V. Clarke

16. Grooved Ware in Britain and Ireland, 2023: retrospect and prospectAlison Sheridan.

Notes:

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Includes bibliographical references.

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ISBN:

9798888570333

OCLC:

1430660165