The concept of 'archaeophytes'(alien taxa which became established in a study area before
ad 1500) is widely used in floristic analyses in central and northern Europe, but few authors …

Pollen data indicate Tilia was an important component of the primary woodland cover of
many lowland areas in northern and central Europe. High values recorded in mid-Holocene …

It may be surprising to learn that this book is the first ever survey of the Atlantic Iron Age: this
tradition is cited in archaeology frequently enough to seem firmly established, yet has never …

The widespread employment and acceptance of use-wear analysis on materials such as flint
and bone has not been accompanied by a parallel development in archaeometallurgy. This …

It isn't always easy to explain an interest in Bronze Age metalwork to people whose priorities
in work, rest and play lie elsewhere. Weaponry and gold can be made to seem acceptable …

Artisans versus nobility? Artisans ersus nobilit? multiple identities of elites and ʻcommoners’ ie
ed through the lens of crafting from the Chalcolithic to the Iron Ages in Europe and the …

The recent trend to explain socio-economic change throughout the world by new forms of
environmental catastrophism has its counterpart in the history and prehistory of the British …

This monograph comprises an edited and reviewed version of my PhD thesis, completed in
2005. The aim of my doctoral research was to take a contextualised approach to the …

Abstract The Bronze Age in Britain was a time of major social and cultural changes, reflected
in the division of the landscape into field systems and the establishment of new belief …

Summary The Great Orme Bronze Age copper mine is situated on a prominent limestone
headland on the north Wales coast high above the popular seaside town of Llandudno. The …