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The Archaeology of Bokerley Dyke
Author: H. C. Bowen
Publisher:
Published: 1990
Total Pages: 158
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The earthwork known as Bokerley Dyke, which lies between and forms part of the modern boundary of the counties of Hampshire and Dorset, is an outstanding legacy of the prehistoric landscape. No single county inventory could cover all aspects of the series of ditches, banks and other works which make up the Bokerley Line, so the Royal Commission has devoted this volume to a thorough treatment of the field surveys, aerial photography, Ordnance Survey drawings and previously published work which throw light on the origins, development and significance of the Dyke.
The Archaeology of Bokerley Dyke
Wessex
Author: Barbara Yorke
Publisher: A&C Black
Published: 1995-08-01
Total Pages: 383
ISBN-13: 0567244202
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Wessex is central to the study of early medieval English history; it was the dynasty which created the kingdom of England. This volume uses archaeological and place-name evidence to present an authoritative account of the most significant of the English Kingdoms.
Prehistoric Britain from the Air
Author: Timothy Darvill
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 1996-07-04
Total Pages: 320
ISBN-13: 9780521551328
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This book provides a bird's eye look at the monumental achievements of Britain's earliest inhabitants. Arranged thematically, it illustrates and describes a wide selection of archaeological sites and landscapes dating from between 500,000 years ago and the Roman conquest. Timothy Darvill brings to life many of the familiar sites and monuments that prehistoric communities built, and exposes to view many thousands of sites that simply cannot be seen at ground level. Throughout the book, he makes a unique application of social archaeology to the field of aerial photography.
Offa's Dyke
Author: Keith Ray
Publisher: Windgather Press
Published: 2014-03-31
Total Pages: 858
ISBN-13: 1909686190
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The massive ancient earthwork that provides the sole commemoration of an extraordinary Anglo-Saxon king and that gives its name to one of our most popular contemporary national walking trails remains an enigma. Despite over a century of study, we still do not fully understand how or why Britain's largest linear monument was built, and in recent years, the views of those who have studied the Dyke have diverged even as to such basic questions as its physical extent and date of construction. This book provides a fresh perspective on the creation of Offa's Dyke arising from over a decade of study and of conservation practice by its two authors. It also provides a new appreciation of the specifically Mercian and English political context of its construction. The authors first summarise what is known about the Dyke from archaeology and history and review the debates surrounding its form and purpose. They then set out a systematic approach to understanding the design and construction of the massive linear bank and ditch that has come to stand proxy for the Anglo-Welsh border. What can currently be deduced about the build qualities of the Dyke are then summarised from the authors' recent (and newly intricate) study of details of its localised form and construction and its landscape setting. The authors meanwhile also explain Offa's Dyke as an instrument of late 8th-century Mercian statecraft and the imperial ambitions of Offa himself.
Remains of the Prehistoric Age in England
Author: Bertram Coghill Alan Windle
Publisher:
Published: 1904
Total Pages: 402
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Earthwork of England
Author: Arthur Hadrian Allcroft
Publisher:
Published: 1908
Total Pages: 746
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →British and Irish Archaeology
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Publisher: Manchester University Press
Published: 1994
Total Pages: 344
ISBN-13: 9780719018756
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Geoarchaeology in Action
Author: Charles French
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2005-06-27
Total Pages: 316
ISBN-13: 1134482337
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Geoarchaeology in Action provides much-needed 'hands on' methodologies to assist anyone conducting or studying geoarchaeological investigations on sites and in landscapes, irrespective of date, place and environment. The book sets out the essential features of geoarchaeological practice and geomorphological processes, and is deliberately aimed at the archaeologist as practitioner in the field. It explains the basics - what can be expected, what approaches may be taken, and what outcomes might be forthcoming, and asks what we can reasonably expect a micromorphological approach to archaeological contexts, data and problems to tell us. The twelve case studies are taken from Britain, Europe and the Near East. They illustrate how past landscape change can be discovered and deciphered whether you are primarily a digger, environmentalist or soil micromorphologist. Based on the author's extensive experience of investigating buried and eroded landscapes, the book develops new ways of looking at conventional models of landscape change. With an extensive glossary, bibliography and more than 100 illustrations it will be an essential text and reference tool for students, academics and professionals.
