Pathways and Ceremonies
The Cursus Monuments of Britain and Ireland
Published on 31. May 2017
Book
Paperback/Softback
154 pages
978-1-900188-42-5 (ISBN)
Description
A review of the most recent evidence from cursuses, and ideas on their interpretation, with contributions as follows: Introduction (J Harding and A Barclay) , the radiocarbon problem (A Barclay and A Bayliss) , symbolic territories (J Harding) , processions, memories and the Dorset cursus (R Johnston) , Dorchester on Thames - ritual complex or ritual landscape (R Loveday) , cattle, cursus monuments and the river ... the Upper Thames (A Barclay and G Hey) , the Cambridgeshire Ouse (T Malim) , Eastern England (J Last) , the Cleaven Dyke (A Barclay and G Maxwell) , the Holywood cursus, Dumfries (J Thomas et al) , cursus monuments in Scotland (K Brophy) , cursus monuments in Wales (A Gibson) , cursus-like monuments in Ireland (C Newman) , Passy-Rots and linear monuments in northern France (I Kinnes) .
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Language
English
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Oxford
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
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figs & pls
ISBN-13
978-1-900188-42-5 (9781900188425)
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Barclay Alistair Barclay | Harding Jan Harding
Pathways and Ceremonies
The Cursus Monuments of Britain and Ireland
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07/2017
OXBOW BOOKS
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Persons
Alistair is the Principal Post-Excavation Manager (Andover) and deals with all aspects of post-excavation and publication. He is an authority on prehistoric pottery, chronology and monuments, and has authored over a dozen books and monographs, and numerous research articles) Jan Harding is a senior lecturer in Prehistory at the University of Newcastle. He is a specialist in Neolithic and Bronze Age Britain with over 50 publications to his name, including the book Henge Monuments of the British Isles.
Content
The Radiocarbon Problem (A Barclay & A Bayliss); Symbolic Territories (J Harding); Processions, memories and the Dorset cursus (R Johnston); Dorchester on Thames - ritual complex or ritual landscape (R Loveday); Cattle, cursus monuments and the river ... the Upper Thames (A Barclay, G Hey); the Cambridgeshire Ouse (T Malim); Eastern England (J Last); the Cleaven Dyke (G Barclay, G Maxwell); the Holywood cursus, Dumfries (J Thomas et al); cursus monuments in Scotland (K Brophy); cursus monuments in Wales (A Gibson); cursus-like monuments in Ireland (C Newman); Passy-Rots and linear monuments in Northern France (I Kinnes).