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Evans, J. D., Cunliffe, B. and Renfrew, C., eds. (1981).
Antiquity and Man: essays in honour of Glyn Daniel
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Antiquity and Man: essays in honour of Glyn Daniel
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J D Evans
Barry Cunliffe
Colin Renfrew
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1981
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05 Dec 2008
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The history of archaeology
J D Evans
12 - 70
J D Evans (pp 12-18) identifies some of the thinkers, mainly of 18th century, who were beginning to realize something of the length and nature of man's developmental, social, and cultural evolution. S Piggott (19-25) in 'Vast perennial memorials' stresses the need to see the first antiquaries within the context of the intellectual climate of their own time as they got to grips with chronology and taxonomy of, in this case, megaliths (Plot, Gale, Aubrey, Lhwyd, and Stukeley). Ole Klindt-Jensen (25-7) writes on Vedel's dating of the earliest Iron Age in Scandinavia, while D & J Oates (28-34) describe postwar developments in Near Eastern archaeology. The Archaic Hypothesis of Spinden (Precolumbian America) is examined by G R Willey (35-42) while B M Fagan (42-51) outlines the history since 1776 of African archaeology. Australia's discovery of her Palaeolithic survivals, the Aborigines, is documented by D J Mulvaney (52-64), and Chinese archaeology is W Watson's subject (65-70). See also 81/7847, 7852, 8022, for other sections of this Festschrift.
Rude stone monuments in Europe
Colin Renfrew
72 - 190
The first paper in this section is Renfrew's (72-81) on the megalith builders of Western Europe; he explores the relationship of megalithic constructions to settlements, with special reference to Orkney and a contrasting situation on the Boyne. P-R Giot (82-93) presents a view of recent work on French megaliths, a regional typology, discussion of mortuary practices, complex cairn structures etc. Iberian tombs are taken by R W Chapman (93-106), who considers their development in sociocultural terms, while R Whitehouse (106-27) shows the need for detailed local studies of Central Mediterranean megaliths, and D Trump (128-40) discusses megalithic architecture in Malta. L Kaelas (141-55) accepts the community of tradition of N European and British 'chamberless' barrows and looks at some recent architectural and socio-economic evidence for Funnel Beaker megaliths in Germany and Scandinavia. Five Belgian tombs are discussed by S De Laet (155-61). The British chambered tombs and non-megalithic barrows are examined by L Masters (161-76) who considers modular combinations of tomb-units, functions, and some recent promising lines of research. The discovery of a flourishing Irish Mesolithic and some other considerations are eroding the old view that the Irish megalithic tombs were imported rather than indigenous developments: M J O'Kelly (177-90) presents a fresher picture.
Archaeology and the public
Barry Cunliffe
192 - 229
Introducing this section, B Cunliffe (pp 192-4) warns that archaeologists must justify their discipline and present their work to a broader public in clear and interesting terms; there can be no model-building without fieldwork, no fieldwork without funds. Eric Peters (195-202) contributes a brief history of archaeological publishing, concentrating on books of the last thirty years. Jessica Mann's piece (203-7) is about crime fiction by or about dons. Archaeology and television is covered by Paul Jordan (207-13) discussing different forms of presentation. Derek Roe (214-20) looks at some amateurs' contributions to the study of British Palaeolithic material, while Warwick Bray (221-9) charts the progress of the general public's view of archaeology through cartoons and jokes since the 1840s, noting a serious 'comprehension gap' in recent decades. See also 81/7852-3, 8022.
The editor of 'Antiquity'
J D Evans
192 - 229
Individual tributes to Glyn Daniel are paid by J D Evans, R J C Atkinson, David M Wilson, and Edward Miller; a bibliography of the works of Glyn Daniel is added by B Barratt and R Daniel. For other sections of this Festschrift see abstracts 81/7847, 7853, 8022.
