Of all structural or material remains from later British prehistory, roundhouses are probably the most archetypical, with a great range of regional variants in terms of ground plans and structural materials used. This study rethinks the archaeology of roundhouses, based on the latest development-led research excavation.
| Autor: | Harding D. W. |
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| ISBN: | 9780192893802 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Produktart: | Gebunden |
| Verlag: | Oxford Academic |
| Veröffentlicht: | 26.01.2023 |
| Untertitel: | Later Prehistoric Settlement in Britain and Beyond |
| Schlagworte: | Archaeology by period / region Environmental archaeology Europe Medieval European archaeology SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology c 1000 CE to c 1500 |
D. W. Harding, Abercromby Professor Emeritus of Prehistoric Archaeology, University of Edinburgh D. W. Harding graduated from Keble College, Oxford in English Language and Literature before gaining his D. Phil under the supervision of Professor Christopher Hawkes. He was temporary Assistant Keeper in the Ashmolean Museum before being appointed lecturer in Archaeology at Durham University in 1966. He was Abercromby Professor of Prehistoric Archaeology at Edinburgh University (1977-2007), serving as Dean of Arts (1983-6) and Vice-Principal of the University (1988-91). He has excavated later prehistoric sites from Wessex to the Western Isles, and had a particular interest in aerial archaeology, holding a current pilot's license for nearly thirty years.