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Book Synopsis Rectory Farm, Godmanchester, Cambridgeshire by : Alice Lyons
Download or read book Rectory Farm, Godmanchester, Cambridgeshire written by Alice Lyons and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excavations took place at Rectory Farm, Godmanchester when gravel quarrying extended over an area in which aerial photography had revealed Roman buildings and a wealth of varied cropmarks. The site emerged from the investigation as a complex multi-period landscape containing archaeological remains of considerable importance. The earliest activity was a large Early to Middle Neolithic trapezoidal enclosure located on the gravels of the broad flat Ouse Valley - an area rich in archaeological monuments. A series of twenty-four large posts were arranged with great precision and were enclosed by a continuous ditch and internal bank with an 'entrance' on one side. A small mound further west evidently served as a viewing point for the enclosure. Radiocarbon analysis dates the use of the enclosure to 3685-3365 cal BC (95% probability). A Middle to Late Neolithic 'cursus' ran 0.5km to the south-west, where it disappeared beneath modern Godmanchester. A Bronze Age funerary mound lay to the north and both this and the earlier mound were later used for Roman burials. A Roman villa farm developed adjacent to the Neolithic enclosure in three identifiable phases, linked by road to the Roman town of Durovigutum (Godmanchester). At first (late 1st to 2nd century) an aisled building was associated with minor structures and a pond, long ditched enclosures, and a mixed inhumation/cremation cemetery. New buildings were erected in the 3rd century and the aisled structure was re-used for crop-processing. Environmental remains from an infilled pond suggest the presence of plant and tree species reminiscent of a Mediterranean style garden. A substantial timber-framed building (probably a barn) lay within a developing field system, while a granary lay in its own enclosure closer to the main buildings. A new aisled building was paired with the first, and joined by a corridor to a third building - a long hall with impressive stone-built footings, which may have been residential. The latest building in the sequence was a high status rectangular hall-type structure, with underfloor heating. Three substantial wells nearby contained painted wall plaster, tesserae and a large column capital. The discovery of a finely made cockerel figurine within one of the wells may indicate an association with the god Mercury. Environmental evidence combines with archaeological features to suggest that this latest building was associated with a small courtyard garden, while the presence of numerous honey bees may indicate that hives were present nearby. By the early 5th century, the buildings were derelict, but although settlement had ceased the land remained in agricultural use until gravel extraction and landfill took place in the late 20th century.
Book Synopsis Revisiting Grooved Ware by : Mike Copper
Download or read book Revisiting Grooved Ware written by Mike Copper and published by Oxbow Books. This book was released on 2023-11-23 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Book Synopsis Villas, Sanctuaries and Settlement in the Romano-British Countryside by : Martin Henig
Download or read book Villas, Sanctuaries and Settlement in the Romano-British Countryside written by Martin Henig and published by Archaeopress Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2023-03-02 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume brings together a range of papers on buildings that have been categorised as ‘villas’, mainly in Roman Britain, from the Isle of Wight to Shropshire. It comprises the first such survey for almost half a century.
Book Synopsis Durovigutum: Roman Godmanchester by : H. J. M. Green
Download or read book Durovigutum: Roman Godmanchester written by H. J. M. Green and published by Archaeopress Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2018-01-31 with total page 484 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This publication presents Michael Green’s archaeological investigations into Roman Godmanchester (Cambridgeshire, UK). This is the first time Green’s full body of work has been collated and presented in one comprehensive volume.
Book Synopsis The Archaeology of Human Bones by : Simon Mays
Download or read book The Archaeology of Human Bones written by Simon Mays and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2021-03-01 with total page 453 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Archaeology of Human Bones provides an up to date account of the analysis of human skeletal remains from archaeological sites, introducing students to the anatomy of bones and teeth and the nature of the burial record. Drawing from studies around the world, this book illustrates how the scientific study of human remains can shed light upon important archaeological and historical questions. This new edition reflects the latest developments in scientific techniques and their application to burial archaeology. Current scientific methods are explained, alongside a critical consideration of their strengths and weaknesses. The book has also been thoroughly revised to reflect changes in the ways in which scientific studies of human remains have influenced our understanding of the past, and has been updated to reflect developments in ethical debates that surround the treatment of human remains. There is now a separate chapter devoted to archaeological fieldwork on burial grounds, and the chapters on DNA and ethics have been completely rewritten. This edition of The Archaeology of Human Bones provides not only a more up to date but also a more comprehensive overview of this crucial area of archaeology. Written in a clear style with technical jargon kept to a minimum, it continues to be a key work for archaeology students.
Book Synopsis Peterborough and the Soke by : Ron Baxter
Download or read book Peterborough and the Soke written by Ron Baxter and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-07-03 with total page 444 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The British Archaeological Association Conference held at Peterborough in 2015 provided a welcome opportunity for a new analysis of the cathedral’s architecture, sculpture and artistic production, and a reassessment of the relationship between the former abbey, the city and its institutions, and the Soke over which it held sway. This ambitious volume casts new light on the Roman occupation of the Nene valley, and the rich Anglo-Saxon sculptural and manuscript context that preceded the construction of the present cathedral, as well as exploring the vital Romanesque tradition of the Soke and the essential contribution of the Barnack quarries. But inevitably the most exciting new disclosures concern the church: its high-quality building campaigns during the 12th to 16th centuries, its abbots’ tombs and the reconstruction of the lost 14th-century High Altar screen from descriptions and loose fragments. Peterborough has attracted the attention of antiquarian scholars since its sacking by Cromwell’s men during the Civil War, and as its secrets are gradually revealed it continues to stimulate the historical imagination.
Download or read book Stonehenge written by Clive Ruggles and published by Liverpool University Press. This book was released on 2024-04-03 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stonehenge is one of the most famous ancient monuments in the world and its solar alignment is one of its most important features. Yet although archaeologists have learned a huge amount about this iconic monument and its development, a sense of mystery continues about its purpose. This helps fuel numerous theories and common misconceptions, particularly concerning its relationship to the sky and the heavenly bodies. A desire to cut through this confusion was the inspiration for this book, and it fills a gaping hole in the existing literature. The book provides both an introduction to Stonehenge and its landscape and an introduction to archaeoastronomy—the study of how ancient peoples understood phenomena in the sky, and what role the sky played in their cultures. Archaeoastronomy is a specialism critical to explaining the relationship of Stonehenge and nearby monuments to the heavens, but interpreting archaeoastronomical evidence has often proved highly controversial in the past. Stonehenge: Sighting the Sun explains why. It makes clear which ideas about Stonehenge are generally accepted and which are not, with clear graphics to explain complicated concepts. This beautifully illustrated book shines new light on this most famous of ancient monuments, and is the first in-depth study of this fascinating topic suitable both for specialists and for anyone with a general interest.
Book Synopsis Bronze Age Landscapes by : Joanna Bruck
Download or read book Bronze Age Landscapes written by Joanna Bruck and published by . This book was released on 2002-02-01 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume is a collection of essays, which exemplify the range and diversity of work currently being undertaken on the regional landscapes of the British Bronze Age and the progress which has been made in both theoretical and interpretive debate. Together these papers reflect the vibrancy of current research and promote a closer marriage of landscape, site and material culture studies. CONTENTS: Settlement in Scotland during the Second Millennium BC (P Ashmore) ; Place and Space in the Cambridgeshire Bronze Age (T Malim) ; Exploring Bronze Age Norfolk: Longham and Bittering (T Ashwin) ; Ritual Activity at the Foot of the Gog Magog Hills, Cambridge (M Hinman) ; The Bronze Age of Manchester Airport: Runway 2 (D Garner) ; Place and Memory in Bronze Age Wessex (D Field) ; Bronze Age Agricultural Intensification in the Thames Valley and Estuary (D Yates) ; The 'Community of Builders': The Barleycroft Post Alignments (C Evans and M Knight) ; 'Breaking New Ground': Land Tenure and Fieldstone Clearance during the Bronze Age (R Johnston) ; Tenure and Territoriality in the British Bronze Age: A Question of Varying Social and Geographical Scales (W Kitchen) ; A Later Bronze Age Landscape on the Avon Levels: Settlement: Settlement, Shelters and Saltmarsh at Cabot Park (M Locock) ; Reading Business Park: The Results of Phases 1 and 2 (A Brossler) ; Leaving Home in the Cornish Bronze Age: Insights into Planned Abandonment Processes (J A Nowakowski) ; Body Metaphors and Technologies of Transformation in the English Middle and Late Bronze Age (J Bruck) ; A Time and a Place for Bronze (M Barber) ; Firstly, Let's get Rid of Ritual (C Pendleton) ; Mining and Prospection for Metals in Early Bronze Age Britain - Making Claims within the Archaeological Landscape (S Timberlake) ; The Times, They are a Changin': Experiencing Continuity and Development in the Early Bronze Age Funerary Rituals of Southwestern Britain (M A Owoc) ; Round Barrows in a Circular World: Monumentalising Landscapes in Early Bronze Age Wessex (A Watson) ; Enduring Images? Image Production and Memory in Earlier Bronze Age Scotland (A Jones) ; Afterward: Back to the Bronze Age
Book Synopsis Defending Cambridgeshire by : Mike Osborne
Download or read book Defending Cambridgeshire written by Mike Osborne and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2013-10-01 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Throughout history, Cambridgeshire (including Huntingdon and Peterborough) has figured in many of the conflicts which have shaped our nation. Doomed Roman legionaries marched from Longthorpe to defeat by Boudicca's Iceni; Saxons and Danes fought over the edges of the Danelaw; the Normans came this way to crush Hereward's Fenland resistance; in the Civil War it provided the defended frontier between Parliamentarian and Royalist; in Napoleonic times French prisoners of war were incarcerated here; and in the twentieth century its flat expanses were home to numerous airfields and missile bases. This book describes the function and purpose of these defensive structures and reveals the evidence which many of these major events left on the ground: the earthworks of hill forts, medieval castles and moats; the masonry of later forts and strong-houses; drill halls and militia barracks; and the lines of anti-invasion defences from 1940.
Book Synopsis The Victoria History of the County of Huntingdon by : William Page
Download or read book The Victoria History of the County of Huntingdon written by William Page and published by Victoria County History. This book was released on 1926 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Boydell & Brewer are pleased to announce that as from 1 December 2001 they will be distributing the Victoria County History, which has an international reputation as a work of reference for English local history. Begun in 1899, the publication of about three new volumes each year is gradually creating an encyclopedic history of the counties, ranging from earliest times to the present. For each county there is or is planned a set of volumes, containing general chapters on subjects such as prehistory and ecclesiastical and economic history, and topographical chapters giving a comprehensive, fully referenced account of each city, town and village in the county. Fourteen county sets have been completed; work is in progress on a further thirteen.
Book Synopsis Neolithic Britain by : Rodney Castleden
Download or read book Neolithic Britain written by Rodney Castleden and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-10-24 with total page 465 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The climax of the Stone Age in Britain, the Neolithic period (4700-2000BC), was a period of startling achievement. The British Isles are rich in Neolithic sites, which give us evidence of a complex and surprisingly developed archaic society. The author surveys 1100 secular and ceremonial sites in Britain, selecting some for detailed explanation; from these a sense of the diversity and dynamism of the living Neolithic communities emerges. He presents a comprehensive, profusely illustrated and up-to-date view of the Neolithic, organised by county. Archaeologists and prehistorians will find this book of interest and it should prove indispensable to students of archaeology as a source of information about the British Neolithic.
Book Synopsis Proceedings of the Cambridge Antiquarian Society, with Communications Made to the Society by : Cambridge Antiquarian Society (Cambridge, England)
Download or read book Proceedings of the Cambridge Antiquarian Society, with Communications Made to the Society written by Cambridge Antiquarian Society (Cambridge, England) and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Proceedings of the Cambridge Antiquarian Society by : Cambridge Antiquarian Society (Cambridge, England)
Download or read book Proceedings of the Cambridge Antiquarian Society written by Cambridge Antiquarian Society (Cambridge, England) and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 662 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Settlement, Burial and Industry in Roman Godmanchester by : Alex Jones
Download or read book Settlement, Burial and Industry in Roman Godmanchester written by Alex Jones and published by BAR British Series. This book was released on 2003 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume reports on two main excavations at The Parks (1998) and London Road (1997-1998) carried out in Godmanchester (Cambridgeshire), plus a series of other smaller investigations. Excavations at both sites revealed prehistoric activity although the main focus was on the Romano-British evidence.
Book Synopsis Roman Cambridgeshire by : David M. Browne
Download or read book Roman Cambridgeshire written by David M. Browne and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Municipal Year Book and Public Utilities Directory by : Sir Robert Donald
Download or read book The Municipal Year Book and Public Utilities Directory written by Sir Robert Donald and published by . This book was released on 1922 with total page 612 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book The Municipal Year Book and Public Services Directory written by and published by . This book was released on 1912 with total page 1172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
