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Author : Charles Thomas
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 328 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Exploration of a Drowned Landscape written by Charles Thomas and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Andy M. Jones
Publisher : Oxbow Books
ISBN 13 : 178925924X
Total Pages : 377 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (892 download)
Download or read book The Drowning of a Cornish Prehistoric Landscape written by Andy M. Jones and published by Oxbow Books. This book was released on 2023-06-30 with total page 377 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Between 2018 and 2019, Cornwall Archaeological Unit undertook two projects at Mounts Bay, Penwith. The first involved the excavation of a Bronze Age barrow and the second, environmental augur core sampling in Marazion Marsh. Both sites lie within an area of coastal hinterland, which has been subject to incursions by rising sea levels. Since the Mesolithic, an area of approximately 1 kilometer in extent between the current shoreline and St Michaels Mount has been lost to gradually rising sea levels. With current climate change, this process is likely to occur at an increasing rate. Given their proximity, the opportunity was taken to draw the results from the two projects together along with all available existing environmental data from the area. For the first time, the results from all previous palaeoenvironmental projects in the Mounts Bay area have been brought together. Evidence for coastal change and sea level rise is discussed and a model for the drowning landscape presented. In addition to modeling the loss of land and describing the environment over time, social responses including the wider context of the Bronze Age barrow and later Bronze Age metalwork deposition in the Mounts Bay environs are considered. The effects of the gradual loss of land are discussed in terms of how change is perceived, its effects on community resilience, and the construction of social memory and narratives of place. The volume presents the potential for nationally significant environmental data to survive, which demonstrates the long-term effects of climate change and rising sea levels, and peoples responses to these over time.
Author : James Rattue
Publisher : Boydell & Brewer
ISBN 13 : 9780851158488
Total Pages : 196 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (584 download)
Download or read book The Living Stream written by James Rattue and published by Boydell & Brewer. This book was released on 2001 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first general history of wells and their religious and cultural associations. The author begins in ancient times, exploring the archetypal motifs present in the cult of water. He then goes on to trace the development of holy wells in England.
Author : Christopher A. Snyder
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 047075821X
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (77 download)
Download or read book The Britons written by Christopher A. Snyder and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2008-04-15 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides a fascinating and unique history of the Britons from the late Iron Age to the late Middle Ages. It also discusses the revivals of interest in British culture and myth over the centuries, from Renaissance antiquarians to modern day Druids. A fascinating and unique history of the Britons from the late Iron Age to the late Middle Ages. Describes the life, language and culture of the Britons before, during and after Roman rule. Examines the figures of King Arthur and Merlin and the evolution of a powerful national mythology. Proposes a new theory on the Anglo-Saxon settlement of Britain and the establishment of separate Brittonic kingdoms. Discusses revivals of interest in British culture and myth, from Renaissance antiquarians to modern day Druids.
Author : Norris J. Lacy
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1136606335
Total Pages : 655 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (366 download)
Download or read book The New Arthurian Encyclopedia written by Norris J. Lacy and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-09-05 with total page 655 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 1996. Now updated with a new information-packed 40-page Supplement covering the years 1990-1995, this unique Encyclopedia highlights the World of King Arthur from its origins in Dark Age Britain to the present day, when Arthurian novels, films, and music continue to appear around the world at an astonishing rate. The Supplement, which provides five full years of coverage not available anywhere else, enhances the usefulness of more than 1,300 entries on all aspects of the Arthurian legend-in literature, history, folklore, archaeology, art, and music. Written by an international team of over 130 authorities, no other work approaches this A-Z guide to the legends of King Arthur and his knights of the Round Table for breadth and depth of coverage. This is the ultimate source for reliable information on topics as diverse as the Grail, Tristan and Isolde, Lancelot and Guenevere, Arthurian operas, the historicity of Arthur, and more.
Author : Chris Barber
Publisher : Weiser Books
ISBN 13 : 1609251466
Total Pages : 386 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (92 download)
Download or read book Journey to Avalon written by Chris Barber and published by Weiser Books. This book was released on 1997-01-15 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book reveals the true identity of Arthur, and locates his courts and long-forgotten battle sites such as Badon and Camlan. It also uncovers the secret of the mysterious Isle of Avalon and Arthur's resting place in a Breton church. The authors present a convincing and conclusive answer to the puzzle of King Arthur. Glossary of terms in Welsh and English. Bibliography. Index. 78 illustrations.
Author : Lloyd Laing
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 0521838622
Total Pages : 407 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (218 download)
Download or read book The Archaeology of Celtic Britain and Ireland written by Lloyd Laing and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2006-06-29 with total page 407 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book, first published in 2006, surveys the archaeology of the Celtic-speaking areas of Britain and Ireland, AD 400 to 1200.
Author : Rosanne Hawke
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1532637993
Total Pages : 111 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (326 download)
Download or read book Wolfchild written by Rosanne Hawke and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2017-08-08 with total page 111 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Morwenna has risked the ire and safety of her village by befriending a wolfchild. Set in the land of Lyonnesse in the year 1099, Wolfchild is the story of Morwenna who meets a wolf and a forbidden stranger, the wild boy, Raw. Despite the rumours, Morwenna believes that Raw is neither dangerous, nor a wolfchild. But visions and portents of impending catastrophe suggest time is running out for her to unravel the mystery of who Raw really is. And why does he have to stay hidden for a year and a day?
Author : Peter Clark
Publisher : Oxbow Books
ISBN 13 : 1782973168
Total Pages : 384 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (829 download)
Download or read book Bronze Age Connections written by Peter Clark and published by Oxbow Books. This book was released on 2009-09-03 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New and exciting discoveries on either side of the English Channel in recent years have begun to show that people living in the coastal zones of Belgium, southern Britain, northern France and the Netherlands shared a common material culture during the Bronze Age, between three and four thousand years ago. They used similar styles of pottery and metalwork, lived in the same kind of houses and buried their dead in the same kind of tombs, often quite different to those used by their neighbours further inland. The sea did not appear to be a barrier to these people but rather a highway, connecting communities in a unique cultural identity; the 'People of La Manche'. Symbolic of these maritime Bronze Age Connections is the iconic Dover Bronze Age boat, one of Europe's greatest prehistoric discoveries and testament to the skill and technical sophistication of our Bronze Age ancestors. This monograph presents papers from a conference held in Dover in 2006 organised by the Dover Bronze Age Boat Trust, which brought together scholars from many different countries to explore and celebrate these ancient seaborne contacts. Twelve wide-ranging chapters explore themes of travel, exchange, production, magic and ritual that throw new light on our understanding of the seafaring peoples of the second millennium BC.
Author : George Nash
Publisher : Oxbow Books
ISBN 13 : 1785700510
Total Pages : 780 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (857 download)
Download or read book Decoding Neolithic Atlantic and Mediterranean Island Ritual written by George Nash and published by Oxbow Books. This book was released on 2016-03-31 with total page 780 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What constitutes an island and the archaeology contained within? Is it the physicality of its boundary (between shoreline and sea)? Does this physical barrier extend further into a watery zone? Archaeologically, can islands be defined by cultural heritage and influence? Clearly, and based on these few probing questions, islands are more than just lumps of rock and earth sitting in the middle of a sea or ocean. An island is a space which, when described in terms of topography, landscape form and resources, becomes a place. A place can sometimes be delineated with barriers and boundaries; it may also have a perimeter and can be distinguished from the space that surrounds it. The 16 papers presented here explore the physicality, and levels of insularity of individual islands and island groups during prehistory through a series of case studies on Neolithic island archaeology in the Atlantic and Mediterranean regions. For the eastern Atlantic (the Atlantic Archipelago) papers discuss the sacred geographies and material culture of Neolithic Gotland, Orkney, and Anglesey and the architecture of and ritual behavior associated with megalithic monuments in the Channel Islands and the Scilly Isles. The Mediterranean region is represented by a different type of Neolithic, both in terms of architecture and material culture. Papers discuss theoretical constructs and ritual deposition, cave sites, ritualized and religious aspects of Neolithic death and burial; metaphysical journeys associated with the underworld in Late Neolithic Malta and the possible role of its Temple Period art in ritual activities; and palaeoenvironmental evidence from the Neolithic monuments of Corsica. The cases examined illustrate the diversity of the evidence available that affords a better understanding of the European-Mediterranean Neolithic 'island society', not least the effects of interaction/contact and/or geographical insularity/isolation, all factors that are considered to have consequences for the establishment and modification of cultures in island settings.
Author : Don Carleton
Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN 13 : 1445682583
Total Pages : 374 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (456 download)
Download or read book Arthur written by Don Carleton and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2018-10-15 with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Credible new research sheds new life on the real life and identity of King Arthur, the legendary king of ancient Britain.
Author : Melissa Hardie
Publisher : Hypatia Publications
ISBN 13 : 9781872229409
Total Pages : 144 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (294 download)
Download or read book Penzance written by Melissa Hardie and published by Hypatia Publications. This book was released on 2000 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This commemorative booklet about Penzance and surrounding area offers a short history of the town as well as charting Penzance's year 2000 celebrations - from the visit of the Concarneau group of musicians and dancers to the ship's company of HMS Penzance receiving Honorary Freedom of Entry.
Author : Jan Petzold
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319522256
Total Pages : 205 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (195 download)
Download or read book Social Capital, Resilience and Adaptation on Small Islands written by Jan Petzold and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-03-24 with total page 205 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book deals with the role of social capital regarding its potential to increase small islands’ adaptive capacity to climate change. The case study of the Isles of Scilly, UK, shows how social structures can play a very important role for climate change adaptation. It is argued that social features have to be understood in a non-deterministic and potentially ambivalent manner, according to their place-specific geographical, cultural and historical context. Only then, risk management and adaptation strategies can succeed and function in a sustainable way. The findings have relevance for the further refinement of social capital theory and social emergence. Combined with the perspective of resilience, this approach is also relevant from a policy standpoint, given that small islands have been identified as hotspots not only due to their vulnerability, but also because they serve as examples for media and politics to advance the agenda of environmental protection. >
Author : Nancy Edwards
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351546570
Total Pages : 753 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (515 download)
Download or read book The Archaeology of the Early Medieval Celtic Churches: No. 29 written by Nancy Edwards and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-10-23 with total page 753 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume focuses on new research on the archaeology of the early medieval Celtic churches c AD 400-1100 in Wales, Ireland, Scotland, south-west Britain and Brittany. The 21 papers use a variety of approaches to explore and analyse the archaeological evidence for the origins and development of the Church in these areas. The results of a recent multi-disciplinary research project to identify the archaeology of the early medieval church in different regions of Wales are considered alongside other new research and the discoveries made in excavations in both Wales and beyond. The papers reveal not only aspects of the archaeology of ecclesiastical landscapes with their monasteries, churches and cemeteries, but also special graves, relics, craftworking and the economy enabling both comparisons and contrasts. They likewise engage with ongoing debates concerning interpretation: historiography and the concept of the Celtic Church, conversion to Christianity, Christianization of the landscape and the changing functions and inter-relationships of sites, the development of saints cults, sacred space and pilgrimage landscapes and the origins of the monastic town .
Author : Malcolm Todd
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317871642
Total Pages : 355 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (178 download)
Download or read book The South West to 1000 AD written by Malcolm Todd and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-06-23 with total page 355 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A unique and detailed history of the south-west of England written in a clear and accessible style. A wondeful resource for any local historian.
Author : David W. Moore
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 0786489243
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (864 download)
Download or read book The Other British Isles written by David W. Moore and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2015-06-08 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Their names bespeak a rich past. From the Norse Hjaltland comes the modern Shetland: islands nominally Scottish, steeped in Nordic culture, closer to the Arctic Circle than to London. Important Neolithic sites are at Skara Brae and Maes Howe in the Orkneys. Holy Iona, island center of Celtic Christianity, the Isle of Man, former seat of rule over the Irish Sea, and Anglesey and Islay, homes of medieval courts at Aberffraw and Loch Finlaggan, are just a few of the more than 6,000 islands that form the archipelago known as the British Isles. The offshore isles are home to half a million people. Focusing on the eight islands or chains that have long supported substantial populations, this history tells the stories of Shetland, Orkney, the Hebrides, Anglesey, the Channel Islands, the Scilly Isles, and the Isles of Man and Wight, from their Neolithic settlement, to Roman, Norse and Norman occupation, to the struggle to maintain their uniqueness in today's world. Instructors considering this book for use in a course may request an examination copy here.
Author : Alice Albinia
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN 13 : 0393608565
Total Pages : 409 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (936 download)
Download or read book The Britannias: An Archipelago's Tale written by Alice Albinia and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2024-02-27 with total page 409 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A revelatory portrait of Britain through its islands, The Britannias weaves history, myth, and travelogue to rewrite the story of this “island nation.” From Neolithic Orkney, Viking Shetland, and Druidical Anglesey to the joys and strangeness of modern Thanet, The Britannias explores the farthest reaches of Britain’s island topography, once known by the collective term “Britanniae” (the Britains). This expansive journey demonstrates how the smaller islands have wielded disproportionate influence on the mainland, becoming the fertile ground of political, cultural, and technological innovations that shaped history throughout the archipelago. In an act of feminist inquiry, personal adventure, and literary quest, Alice Albinia embarks on a series of journeys that traverse Britain and reach beyond its contemporary borders—from Europe to the Caribbean, Ireland to Scandinavia. She walks the coastlines of Lindisfarne, sails through the Hebrides archipelago, and bikes into Westminster at dawn. As she takes us across extravagantly varied island topographies and surveys centuries of history, Albinia ranges between languages and genres, and through disparate island cultures. She talks to stubbornly independent islanders and searches for archaeological and linguistic traces of island identities, discovering distinct traditions and resistance to mainland control. Trespassing into the past to understand the present, The Britannias uncovers an enduring and subversive mythology of islands ruled by women. Albinia finds female independence woven through Roman colonial reports and Welsh medieval poetry, Restoration utopias and island folk songs. These neglected epics offer fierce feminist countercurrents to mainstream narratives of British identity and shed new light on women’s status in the body politic today. Vivid, perceptive, and disruptive, The Britannias boldly upturns established truths about Britain while revealing its suppressed and forgotten beauty.
