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The Prehistory of Britain and Ireland

By Richard Bradley

Book information

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
2007
ISBN
0521848113, 9780521848114, 9780511279096
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
7 MB (7729718 bytes)
Series
Cambridge World Archaeology
Edition
1st
Pages
340\341
Topic
History
Scanned
yes
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

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 2007 study - the first significant survey of the archaeology of Britain and Ireland for twenty years - Richard Bradley offers an interpretation of the unique archaeological record of these islands based on a wealth of current and largely unpublished data. Bradley surveys the entire archaeological sequence over a 4,000 year period, from 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. Significantly, this is the first modern account to treat Britain and Ireland on equal terms, offering a detailed interpretation of the prehistory of both islands.

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