The prehistory of Britain and Ireland /

The prehistory of Britain and Ireland /

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Author / Creator:	Bradley, Richard, 1946- author.
Edition:	Second edition.
Imprint:	Cambridge, United Kingdom : Cambridge University Press, 2019.
Description:	x, 380 pages : illustrations (black and white), maps ; 27 cm.
Language:	English
Series:	Cambridge world archaeology Cambridge world archaeology.
Subject:	Prehistoric peoples -- Great Britain. Prehistoric peoples -- Ireland. Excavations (Archaeology) -- Great Britain. Excavations (Archaeology) -- Ireland. Antiquities, Prehistoric -- Great Britain. Antiquities, Prehistoric -- Ireland. Antiquities. Antiquities, Prehistoric. Excavations (Archaeology) Prehistoric peoples. Great Britain -- Antiquities. Ireland -- Antiquities. Great Britain. Ireland.
Format:	Map Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11905099

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ISBN:	9781108419925 1108419925 9781108412476 1108412475
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:	"Sited at the furthest limits of the Neolithic revolution and standing at the confluence of the two great sea routes of prehistory, Britain and Ireland are distinct from continental Europe for much of the prehistoric sequence. In this landmark study, Richard Bradley offers an interpretation of the unique archaeological record of these islands. Highlighting the achievements of its inhabitants, Bradley surveys the entire archaeological sequence over a 5,000 year period, from the last hunter-gatherers and the adoption of agriculture in the Neolithic period, to the discovery of Britain and Ireland by travellers from the Mediterranean during the later pre-Roman Iron Age. His study places special emphasis on landscapes, settlements, monuments, and ritual practices. This edition has been thoroughly revised and updated. The text takes account of recent developments in archaeological science, such as isotopic analyses of human and animal bone, recovery of ancient DNA, and more subtle and precise methods of radiocarbon dating"--

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Machine generated contents note: 1. The offshore islands; 2. A new beginning; 3. North, South, East, and West; 4. A world elsewhere; 5. Ploughshares into swords; 6. The ending of prehistory.