Earthen Long Barrows: The Earliest Monuments in the British Isles

by David Field

Over the last 30 years, there has been extensive new research on Neolithic Long Barrows. David Field describes the origin of the monuments and their construction, including the pits, standing stones, and posts found beneath the later mounds, their location within the country side and what this might mean for contemporary society. He also discusses the nature of platforms, pavements, internal cairns, and earthen round mounds. Evidence of feasting and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0752440136
• ISBN13: 9780752440132
• Release Date: October 2006
• Publisher: Tempus
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 2.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.8" x 9.8"