| Abstract: |
Contains four papers, three from delivered lectures and the fourth reprinted from a collected volume. `Butser Ancient farm: history and development' (1--10) outlines its progress as a research programme, its research philosophy and methodology, its employment in education and its relationship with the public. (From World Archaeological Congress, Delhi, 1995). `The life and death of a post-hole' (11--16) discusses specific discoveries, made during the dismantling of the Pimperne-type round house constructed at Butser, which have considerable significance for the future analysis of prehistoric round houses. (From Interpreting Stratigraphy, 1995). `The food of the prehistoric Celts' (17--24) details IA farming practices and crops in relation to other food sources used at the time. (From Food in antiquity, eds J Wilkins et al, University of Exeter Press, 1995). `Experimental archaeology: a perspective for the future' (25--38) is the Reuven lecture (Netherlands) for 1994, discussing the various categories of research at Butser, including studies of constructed buildings, storage pits, earthworks and crops. |
