The Prehistoric Settlement of Britain

by Richard Bradley

Overview

This study, first published in 1978, explores the evidence for pre-Roman settlement in Britain. Four aspects of the prehistoric economy are described by the author – colonisation and clearance; arable and pastoral farming; transhumance and nomadism; and hunting, gathering and fishing. These aspects have been brought together to formulate a structure which contains the evidence more naturally than chronological schemes that depend on assumed changes in population or technology.

The book draws upon environmental evidence and recent developments in archaeological fieldwork. It also provides an extensive exploration of the published literature on the subject and the scope of the evidence. Originally conceived as an ‘ideas book’ rather than a final synthesis, the author’s intention throughout is to stimulate argument and research, and not to replace one dogma with another.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781317612858
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	10/24/2014
Series:	Routledge Library Editions: Archaeology
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	172
File size:	3 MB

About the Author

Richard Bradley

Table of Contents

Preface 1. Introduction: Still Life of Sherds 2. A Pure Soil: Clearance and Colonisation 3. Tillage and Hard Labour: Arable and Pasture 4. Rigidly Liturgical Movements: Transhumance and Nomadism 5. The Healing of the Woods: Hunting and Gathering 6. The Magnitude of Antique Fragments: Possibilities and Suggestions