Overview
These papers highlight recent archaeological work in Northern England, in the commercial, academic and community archaeology sectors, which have fundamentally changed our perspective on the Neolithic of the area. Much of this was new work (and much is still not published) and has been overlooked in the national discourse. The papers cover a wide geographical area, from Lancashire north into the Scottish Lowlands, recognising the irrelevance of the England/Scotland Border. They also take a broad chronological sweep, from the Mesolithic/Neolithic transition to the introduction of Beakers into the area. The key themes are: the nature of transition; the need for a much-improved chronological framework; regional variation linked to landscape character; links within northern England and with distant places; the implications of new dating for our understanding of the axe trade; the changing nature of settlement and agriculture; the character of early Neolithic enclosures; and the need to integrate rock art into wider discourse.
Full Product Details
Author: Gill Hey ,
Paul Frodsham
Publisher: Oxbow Books
Imprint: Oxbow Books
ISBN: 9781789252668
ISBN 10: 1789252660
Pages: 192
Publication Date: 15 November 2020
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
This book, like the 2016 conference in Carlisle from which it derives, is an explicit bid to sing the glories of stone axe quarries, rock art, stone circles and other landscape features which proclaim the intense regionality of Britain's earliest farming communities. * British Archaeology * The authors, editors and contributors are to be congratulated and commended on bringing these excellent volumes to publication. * Antiquity *
The authors, editors and contributors are to be congratulated and commended on bringing these excellent volumes to publication. * Antiquity * This book, like the 2016 conference in Carlisle from which it derives, is an explicit bid to sing the glories of stone axe quarries, rock art, stone circles and other landscape features which proclaim the intense regionality of Britain's earliest farming communities. * British Archaeology *
This book, like the 2016 conference in Carlisle from which it derives, is an explicit bid to sing the glories of stone axe quarries, rock art, stone circles and other landscape features which proclaim the intense regionality of Britain's earliest farming communities. * British Archaeology *
The authors, editors and contributors are to be congratulated and commended on bringing these excellent volumes to publication. * Antiquity * This fine volume … [is] a fine counterbalance to the biases at the very core of the historical narrative of the Neolithic in Britain. * Archaeological Journal * Until recently, archaeologists took a broad-brush, sometimes ignoring local and regional nuances, so it is refreshing that Hey, Frodsham, and their team look at the Neolithic in terms of a northern tradition … The editors have skilfully integrated the academic, commercial and community sectors to provide a multi-interpretive approach to this dynamic period … This book is a much-needed addition to the Neolithic bookshelf and will be a useful reference for ongoing and future research. * Current Archaeology * This book, like the 2016 conference in Carlisle from which it derives, is an explicit bid to sing the glories of stone axe quarries, rock art, stone circles and other landscape features which proclaim the intense regionality of Britain’s earliest farming communities. * British Archaeology *
The authors, editors and contributors are to be congratulated and commended on bringing these excellent volumes to publication. * Antiquity * This fine volume [...] [is] a fine counterbalance to the biases at the very core of the historical narrative of the Neolithic in Britain * Archaeological Journal * This book, like the 2016 conference in Carlisle from which it derives, is an explicit bid to sing the glories of stone axe quarries, rock art, stone circles and other landscape features which proclaim the intense regionality of Britain's earliest farming communities. * British Archaeology *
Author Information
Gill Hey is CEO of Oxford Archaeology with research interests in Neolithic Britain. Paul Frodsham is recently retired as archaeologist for the Northumberland National Park.
