| Abstract: |
The first part contains contributions on the geology, geography, flora and fauna of Cardiganshire. Part two covers archaeology and history with several chapters including lists of sites or finds in appendices.`The Stone Age' (107-23) by C H Houlder includes `Appendix I: Stone Age settlement sites and finds', `Appendix II: Neolithic burial monuments' and `Appendix III: Neolithic stone implements'. C S Briggs discusses `The Bronze Age' (124-218) with `Appendix I: cairns, barrows and burials', `Appendix II: stone circles', `Appendix III: standing stones', `Appendix IV: perforated stone implements' and `Appendix V: metalwork', J L Davies & A H A Hogg cover the Iron Age in `An introduction' by J L Davies (219-33) and `The hillforts and later prehistoric settlements' by A H A Hogg (234-74), which includes `Appendix I: gazetteer of hillforts and enclosures' by A H A Hogg and `Appendix II: Iron Age finds' by J L Davies. `The Roman period' (275-317) by J L Davies includes `Appendix I: Roman military sites', `Appendix II: the Roman road system', `Appendix III: inscribed stones from Llanio-isaf', `Appendix IV: Roman coins from Cardiganshire', `Appendix V: Romano-British burials' and `Appendix VI: other Romano-British finds'. D P Kirby discusses `The political development of Ceredigion, c 400-1081' (318-42), and R A Dodgshon `Early society and economy' (343-64). `The church in Ceredigion in the Early Middle Ages' contains contributions from D P Kirby `The coming of Christianity' (365-77), Pádraig ó Riain `The saints of Cardiganshire' (378-96) including `Appendix: an alphabetical list of Cardiganshire saints', Heather James `The archaeology of Early Christianity in Cardiganshire' (397-407) and W Gwyn Thomas `The Early Christian monuments' (407-20) including `Appendix: a catalogue of Early Christian monuments', BOC |
