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Jane Downes is Director of the Archaeological Institute of the University of the Highlands and Islands, Scotland. She has a PhD in the study of Bronze Age burial practices in Orkney from Sheffield University. Her research interests are in burial archaeology, particularly cremation, and in prehistoric and landscape archaeology.

Bronze Age Burial Practices in Orkney Edited by Jane Downes Brings together the results of the Orkney Barrows Project.

This book brings together the results of the Orkney Barrows Project, initiated and directed by Jane Downes and funded by Historic Environment Scotland. The barrows sites detailed and discussed in the volume are Linga Fiold, a barrow cemetery in West Mainland which was comprehensively excavated and which provides extraordinary evidence of pyre sites and cremation practices; Gitterpitten, a barrow cemetery in Rendall, of which three barrows were excavated partially; and Varme Dale also in Rendall, of which two barrows were excavated. The Vestra Fiold, Sandwick barrow site which was surveyed and excavated to a limited extent is also reported upon. Eight Bronze Age cist burials excavated under ‘rescue’ conditions by a range of other individuals are also included within this volume.

The evidence is used to compare and contrast the rites and practices of cremation and inhumation. Discussion of chronology and typology of the burials is placed in the context of the other burial evidence from Orkney, and the other aspects of the Bronze Age represented by settlement, burnt mounds, etc. As such the book forms an update to M. Hedges’ contribution ‘The Second Millennium and After’ in C. Renfrew Prehistory of Orkney (1985).

The Early Neolithic of the Eastern Fertile Crescent

Excavations at Bestansur and Shimshara, Iraqi Kurdistan

Central Zagros Archaeological Project, Volume 2

EditEd by Roger Matthews, Wendy Matthews, Kamal Rasheed Raheem & Amy Richardson Excavations at Bestansur and Shimshara, Iraqi Kurdistan Edited by Roger Matthews, Wendy Matthews, Kamal Rasheed Raheem and Amy Richardson Series: Central Zagros Archaeological Project Analysis of the transition to sedentary farming and establishment of Neolithic culture in Iraq.

The Eastern Fertile Crescent region of western Iran and eastern Iraq hosted major developments in the transition from hunter-forager to farmer-herder lifestyles through the Early Neolithic period, 10,000–7000 BC. This volume includes final reports by a large-scale interdisciplinary team on all aspects of the results from excavations at Bestansur and Shimshara, through application of state-of-the-art scientific techniques, methods and analyses.

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Excavations at Mounds 2 and 2A Bornais, South Uist Edited by Niall Sharples Series: Bornais

Explores the economic evidence for the settlement at Bornais on South Uist, reporting in detail the large assemblages of material found during the excavations at mounds 2 and 2A. The information derived from the artefact assemblages is complemented by that provided by the ecofactual material. The evidence produced by these excavations is exceptional and provides an unparalleled opportunity to explore medieval life in the Scandinavian kingdoms of Western Britain.

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From the First Hunters to the First Farmers

Edited by Malcolm C. Lillie and Inna D. Potekhina

From the First Hunters to the First Farmers

Edited by Malcolm C. Lillie and Inna D. Potekhina Covers the prehistory of Ukraine from the Lower Palaeolithic through to the end of the Neolithic periods.

The first comprehensive synthesis of Ukrainian Prehistory from earliest times through to the Neolithic Period, undertaken by researchers who are currently investigating the Prehistory of Ukraine. The chapters provide up-to-date overviews of all aspects of prehistoric culture development in Ukraine and present details of the key sites and finds for the periods studied. It will be an invaluable resource for students of prehistory throughout Europe in providing an English-language text written by active researchers.

Bones, Mortuary Practice, and Ideological Shifts in the Late Bronze Age Cemetery of Voudeni in Achaea, Greece By Ioanna Moutafi

Series: Studies in Funerary Archaeology Investigates the complex relationship between funerary treatment and wider social dynamics.

This book investigates the complex relationship between funerary treatment and wider social dynamics through a contextual analysis of human skeletal remains and associated mortuary data from Voudeni, an important Mycenaean (1400–1050 BC) chamber tomb cemetery in Achaea, Greece.

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A Cross-cultural Comparison From Early Neolithic to the Iron Age Edited by Antonio Blanco-González and Tobias L. Kienlin Examines the tell phenomenon across Europe and the Near East from the Neolithic to Iron Age.

This volume tackles tells and tell-like sites as a transversal phenomenon whose commonalities and divergences are poorly understood yet may benefit from cross-cultural comparison. It intends to assemble a representative range of ongoing theory- and science-based fieldwork projects targeting these kinds of sites. With the aim of encompassing a variety of social and material dynamics, its scope is diachronic – from the Earliest Neolithic up to the Iron Age –and covers a large region, from Iberia in western Europe to Syria in the Middle East.

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A World Perspective Edited by Ana M.S. Bettencourt, Manuel Santos-Estévez and Hugo Aluai Sampaio

Weapons and tools are frequently found depicted in rock art in many parts of the globe, in different periods and in varying social contexts. This collection of papers examines the subjective and metaphorical value of weapons and tools in art, the actions that created them and their contexts. Divided into regional sections which, for once, do not focus on Scandinavia, chapters deal with the representations of weapons and certain kinds of tools in different prehistoric, protohistoric and traditional community contexts.

Narratives of Continuity and Change

Edited by Anne Birgitte Gebaer, Lasse Sørensen, Anne Teather and António Carlos de Valera Discusses why monumental architecture became an integral part of early farming societies.

Explores different theories about the relationship between monumentality and the Neolithic way of life, encompassing a wide range of types of monuments over vast areas of Europe and beyond. The latest evidence on the economic and palaeoenvironmental context, carbon 14 dates as well as analytical methods are employed. Studies cover Great Britain, Denmark, Sweden, Poland, Germany, the Dutch wetlands, Portugal, and Malta, and involve a range of monuments from long barrows and megalithic tombs to roundels and enclosures.

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The Late Bronze Age to Early Iron Age in the Aegean Edited by Guy D. Middleton Essential reading for students and scholars of the Aegean and eastern Mediterranean regions.

Introductory chapters discuss notions of collapse and provide an overview the Mycenaean collapse. Chapters review the evidence from the major regions of the Aegean, including the Argolid, Messenia, and Boeotia, Crete, and the Aegean islands. Key themes are also addressed, including the economy, funerary practices, the Mycenaean pottery of the mainland and the wider Aegean, religion, and the extent to which later Greek myth can be drawn upon as evidence or taken to reflect any historical reality.

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Supra-regional Significance and Contacts in the Middle Neolithic of Southern Scandinavia

Edited by Lutz Klassen

Papers examining evidence for Pitted Ware culture in Djursland, Denmark. Between c. 3000 and 2800 BC, the Pitted Ware Culture of north-eastern European descent spread to the north-eastern parts of Denmark, where the best archaeological evidence is known from the Djursland peninsula in eastern Jutland. This volume presents 12 individual papers that present the available finds from the key site of Kainsbakke as well as a number of other excavated and unexcavated sites. Besides artefacts, the faunal and botanical remains are also dealt with in a comprehensive matter.

By Mikkel Sørensen and Kristoffer Buck Pedersen Series: Arkæologiske studier Fourteen contributions examine current approaches and problems in Palaeolithic and Mesolithic studies.

The purpose of this volume is to present current problems and approaches in Palaeolithic and Mesolithic archaeology and to provide ideas for future studies and debates. Fourteen contributions are divided into four sections: Palaeolithic and Mesolithic methodology; choices and restraints in field archaeology; dynamic perspectives on the Stone Age hunter-gatherer record; and rituals and their artefacts in the Mesolithic world.

Edited by Jody Joy and Julia Farley Series: British Museum Research Publications

A comprehensive examination of the Snettisham Treasure in its wider context.

This book is the first comprehensive account of the discoveries and excavations at Snettisham and presents a full catalogue of the finds. The majority are in the British Museum, with a significant collection also held by Norwich Castle Museum. The book also presents the results of extensive scientific analysis, revealing new and exciting details about how torcs were manufactured. The final section places Snettisham in its wider social and landscape context.

The Second Decade of Excavations at Oss 1986-1996 10 years of settlement archaeology at Oss. By Harry Fokkens, Stijn van As and Richard Jansen

After the first decade of large-scale settlement research at Oss-Ussen (1974–1984), a second and a third decade followed (1986–2008). The present book is a report on the second decade of settlement excavations, all carried out under supervision of the first author. Started with a focus on the Bronze Age, the project developed into a large-scale research of Iron Age and Roman Period settlements and cemeteries over a total area of about 13 ha.

The LBK and Želiezovce Settlement Site of Vráble

Edited by Martin Furholt, Ivan Cheben, Johannes Müller, Alena Bistáková and Maria Wunderlich

Series: Scales of Transformation

First volume on an exceptional early Neolithic site in south-west Slovakia.

The early Neolithic site of Vráble (5250–4950 cal BCE) is among the largest LBK settlement agglomerations in Central Europe. This volume presents the first part of the results of an international research project that was started in 2012 and aims to explore the social implications of settlement concentration in the context of early farming communities, on the background of subsistence patterns and landscape use.

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Evaluating Indicators of Social Inequality, Demography, Oral Health and Diet During the Bronze Age Key Period 2200–1650 BCE in the Northern Caucasus

Insights into social inequality, oral health and dietary strategies of a Bronze Age population.

This volume delivers the first comprehensive data collection and investigation of the cemetery Kudachurt 14 that combines burial, osteological, palaeopathological, and stable isotope information, and achieves a connection between the living and the dead in this time and place.

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Studies in Honour of 20 years Analecta Editorship by Prof. Dr. Corrie Bakels

Edited by Victor Klinkenberg, Roos van Oosten and Carol van Driel-Murray Series: Analecta Praehistorica Leidensia

Examines the interdependent relationship between humans and the environment.

How do environmental constraints and opportunities influence human behaviour and what is the human impact on the ecology and appearance of the landscape? And what can archaeological knowledge contribute to the current discussions about the use, arrangement and depletion of our (local) environment?

Human Development in Landscapes Edited by Johannes Müller and Andrea Ricci Selected case studies examine human development within specific landscapes.

This book examines human development within specific landscapes, from the North Atlantic to the Persian Gulf and from Peru to the Near East. Events, processes and structures are described on local, regional and global scales as well as methodological developments on ecological and societal archives.

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By Sinclair Hood and Edited by Lisa Bendall Series: BSA Supplementary Volume

Catalogues and discusses 1600 masons’ marks in the Palace of Knossos and surrounding buildings. The signs known as ‘masons’ marks’ were carved on blocks of stone in Bronze Age Crete over a period of some 500 years from around 2000 BC until the middle of the 15th century BC. The greatest number of these signs occurs at Knossos, making this site of unique importance for their study and interpretation. These two volumes catalogue, record, and examine the typology, chronology and distribution of these marks and their meanings.

Part 2: Synthesis By Mike Parker Pearson, Joshua Pollard, Colin Richards, Julian Thomas and Kate Welham

Series: The Stonehenge Riverside Project

Examines results of the long-term fieldwork project at Stonehenge. The Stonehenge Riverside Project (2003–2009) aimed to investigate the purpose of this unique prehistoric monument by considering it within its wider archaeological context. This is the second of four volumes which present the results of that campaign. It includes studies of the lithics, both from topsoil sampling and from excavated features, as well as of the petrography of the famous bluestones.

By Kutlu Aslıhan Yener Series: Prehistory Monographs Archaeometallurgy survey and excavation of an Early Bronze Age miners’ village and its associated tin mine.

This volume presents over fifteen years (1981–1996) of archaeometallurgy surveys and excavations of an Early Bronze Age miners’ village, Göltepe, and its associated tin mine, Kestel. The results of the surface surveys, test pit operations, profile trenches and excavation finds demonstrate that processing of cassiteriterich ore was the primary function of activities at Göltepe. This site represents the unique example of the highland production model – the industrial tier 1 of the extraction and processing of raw materials for the production of metal artefacts.

Studies on the Aegean Bronze Age in Honor of Jeffrey S. Soles Edited by Joanne M.A. Murphy and Jerolyn E. Morrison Series: Prehistory Monographs Twenty-seven papers touching on themes Jeffrey Soles has influenced during his illustrious career.

The 27 papers presented in this volume, organised chronologically, harken to the wide range of themes that Jeffrey Soles has addressed and influenced during his illustrious career: ancestry, burial customs, religion, trade, jewellery, the development of Mochlos, and the rise and fall of Minoan Crete.

By Elpida Hadjidaki-Marder Series: Prehistory Monographs Describes the excavation of a Minoan shipwreck dated to 1725/1700 BC. This volume describes the discovery in 2003 and excavation between 2004 and 2009 of a Minoan ship that sunk near the island of Pseira around 1725/1700 BC. The recovered cargo constitutes the largest known corpus of complete and almost complete clay vessels from a single Middle Minoan IIB deposit in several categories. The activity of each season is described, followed by a catalogue with extensive discussion of the pottery, a petrographic analysis and catalogues of weights and stone tools.

By Martin Bell

Addresses the topic of how to identify and interpret patterns of movement in prehistory.

Edited by Laure Salanova and Maria Pilar Prieto Martínez

New perspectives on the Bell Beaker transition across Europe.

Edited by Courtney Nimura, Helen Chittock, Peter Hommel and Chris Gosden

Explores Iron Age art at a Eurasian scale.

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By Sophia Adams, Joanna Brück and Leo Webley

Archaeological evidence for non-ferrous metalworking in the Bronze and Iron Ages of

Wessex Archaeology Monography

Edited by Philippa Bradley

Excavations on the site of a large, partly extant Early Bronze Age burial mound.

Scales of Transformation

By Maria Wunderlich

An exploration of megalith building activities, supported by rich and varied case studies.

Edited by Daniela Hofman

Papers on Early Neolithic depositional practices and what they can tell us about society, belief, and world views.

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Tübingen Publications in Prehistory

By Nicholas J. Conard, Michael Bolus, Ewa Dutkiewicz and Sibylle Wolf

Examines the current states of research in remarkable