n.a. (1988). Enclosures and defences in the Neolithic of western Europe.

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Title:		 Enclosures and defences in the Neolithic of western Europe
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Series:		 British Archaeological Reports
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Volume:		 S403(i-ii)
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Publication Type:		 Monograph (in Series)
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Abstract:		 Papers from the Newcastle upon Tyne conference 1984 (only British-related material entered here). Alasdair Whittle (1-19) in 'Contexts, activities, events - aspects of Neolithic and Copper Age enclosures in central and western Europe' shows that the numerous recently discovered causewayed enclosures of diverse form and date occur in many European Neo contexts and horizons, with a wide range of activities; particularly in the area examined they are associated with change after primary agrarian settlement, mid-4th millennium to c 2000 BC. Attention is paid to ritual as playing an active part in the creation and maintenance of social order. J Chapman (21-46) in 'From "space" to "place": a model of dispersed settlement and Neolithic society' proposes a model to show the significance of enclosed sites for acephalous segmentary societies with dispersed settlement patterns. Christopher Evans (47-73) in 'Monuments and analogy: the interpretation of causewayed enclosures' reviews various interpretations since the 1920s and discusses ethnographic analogy and the effect of nomenclature on interpretation. Four British excavations are discussed. Philip Dixon (75-87) describes 'The Neolithic settlement on Crickley Hill', where a settlement protected by ditches was 'rebuilt again and again, destroyed in an attack, and survived in memory as a ritual site'. R J Mercer (89-106) describes 'Hambledon Hill, Dorset, England' where the main causewayed enclosure was in use from c 3600 BC for the exposure of human remains and was still venerated after c 2500; warfare was also in evidence here. Francis Pryor (107-26), on 'Etton, near Maxey, Cambridgeshire: a causewayed enclosure on the fen-edge', interprets the single segmented ditch as a short-lived feature reflecting all aspects of daily life and perhaps functioning as a microcosm of newly settled life. Christopher Evans (127-48) reports 'Excavations at Haddenham, Cambridgeshire: a "planned' enclosure and its regional affinities'; some mortuary use is evident and a facade-like feature also recalls mortuary enclosures. Remaining papers discuss sites in France, Denmark and Germany. F B
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Issue Editor:		 Colin B Burgess
Peter Topping
Claude Mordant
Margaret Maddison
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Year of Publication:		 1988
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ISBN:		 0 86054 518 0
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Location - Auto Detected: Maxey Cambridgeshire
Location - Auto Detected: Newcastle upon Tyne
Location - Auto Detected: Crickley Hill
Location - Auto Detected: Hambledon Hill Dorset England
Location - Auto Detected: Haddenham Cambridgeshire
Location - Auto Detected: Etton
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Mid4th Millennium To C 2000 Bc Attention (Auto Detected Temporal)
C 3600 Bc (Auto Detected Temporal)
NEOLITHIC (Historic England Periods)
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Note:		 Date Of Issue From: 1988
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Created Date:		 05 Dec 2008