Understanding the Neolithic

Thomas, Julian. (Author). Thomas, Julian, 1959- Rethinking the neolithic. (Added Author).

Summary: This volume is an investigation of the Neolithic period in southern Britain. Whilst examining the archaeological data of this region, Thomas exposes the assumptions and prejudices which have shaped archaeologists' accounts of the distant past.

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ISBN: 9780203069561
ISBN: 0203069560
ISBN: 9781134621439
ISBN: 1134621434
ISBN: 0203254775
ISBN: 9780203254776
ISBN: 0203069560
ISBN: 9780415207676
Physical Description: remote
1 online resource (x, 266 pages) : illustrations, maps
Edition: Rev. 2nd ed.
Publisher: London [England] ; New York, NY : Routledge, ©1999.

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General Note:	CatMonthString:april.18 Originally published as: Rethinking the Neolithic. Originally published: Cambridge [Eng.] ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1991. A revised second edition of: Rethinking the neolithic. 1st ed. Cambridge University Press, 1991. Multi-User: limited to 5 simultaneous users.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 230-257) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	An archaeology of difference -- Beyond the economic system -- Reading monuments -- Pits, pots and dirt : a genealogy of depositional practices -- Portable artefacts : the case of pottery -- Mortuary practice -- Regional sequences : the Stonehenge area -- Regional sequences : the upper Thames Valley -- Regional sequences : the Avebury District -- Conclusion.
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