BRITISH & IRISH ARCHAEOLOGY
The First Stones Penywyrlod, Gwernvale and the Black Mountains Neolithic Long Cairns of South-East Wales
Edited by William Britnell (Clwyd-Powys Archaeological Trust) and Alasdair Whittle (Cardiff University) Results of recent research on Neolithic long cairns in south-east Wales. This book brings together the results of recent research on the Neolithic long cairns lying in the shadow of the Black Mountains in south-east Wales, focusing upon Penywyrlod and Gwernvale, the two best known tombs within the group. It makes a significant contribution to the study of tomb building, treatment of the dead, place making, and Neolithisation in western Britain. It also explores the local and regional distinctiveness of architecture and mortuary practice exhibited by the tombs in this area of south-east Wales as a whole. OX BOW B OOK S Paperback • 9781789257397 • £38.00 • December 2021 160 pages • 216 x 280 mm • b/w & colour illus. | eBook available: 9781789257403
Historic Bridges of Buckinghamshire By Marshall Hall A lavishly illustrated volume exploring the historic Buckinghamshire: their structure, history and chronology.
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Bridges have always played an important role in the socio-economic history of human development and Buckinghamshire has thousands of them. Through photographs, stories and historical records, this book looks at the historic bridges that make up the chronology of Buckinghamshire. Varied in architectural structure and practical use, this beautifully illustrated volume reveals bridges to be a cornerstone of Buckinhamshire history and culture.
W INDGAT H ER P RES S Hardback • 9781911188926 • £35.00 • July 2021 168 pages • 280 x 216 mm • colour illus. | eBook available: 9781911188933
Fen and Sea Landscape change in south-east Lincolnshire AD 1000-1700
By I. G. Simmons An in-depth analysis of the landscape history of the coast of Lincolnshire. Renowned environmental archaeologist Ian Simmons synthesises detailed research into the landscape history of the coastal area of Lincolnshire between Boston and Skegness. With many excellent illustrations, Simmons chronicles the ways in which this low coast, backed by a wet fen, displays landscapes with significant differences that contradict the commonly accepted notion of this area as ‘flat’ or uniformly ‘the fens’.
W INDGAT H ER P RES S Paperback • 9781911188964 • £34.99 • October 2021 224 pages • 185 x 246 mm • b/w & colour illus. | eBook available: 9781911188971
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