Author: Great Britain. Department of the Environment
Publisher:
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Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 52
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Organisation of Ancient Monuments and Historic Buildings in England
Author: Great Britain. Department of the Environment
Publisher:
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Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 52
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Publisher:
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Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 52
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List of Ancient Monuments in England
Author: Great Britain. Department of the Environment
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Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Languages : en
Pages : 0
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The Creation of Monuments
Author: Alistair Oswald
Publisher: Liverpool University Press
ISBN: 1848021879
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 183
Book Description
Neolithic Causewayed enclosures are amongst the oldest, rarest and most enigmatic of the ancient monuments found in Europe. First recognised as a distinct type in the 1920s, sixty-nine certain or probable examples have now been identified in the British Isles. As a class, they are of outstanding importance, for while their precise functions remain unclear, they represent the first non-funerary monuments and the earliest instance of the enclosure of open space. This book presents an overview of the findings of a systematic national programme of research, carried out by the RCHME, now merged with English Heritage. Every certain, probable and suggested causewayed enclosure in England has been investigated through integrated aerial and field survey. Specialist reconnaissance flying has been undertaken, along with the thorough analysis of aerial photographs taken from the 1920s onwards. This has greatly increased the number of sites known, turning the spotlight onto many that have received little or no archaeological attention in the past. The aerial surveys now available offer a new basis for improved understanding. Analytical field investigations of the few causewayed enclosures that are well preserved as earthworks have also squeezed fresh information out of even those long familiar to archaeologists. Far from merely ‘dotting the i’s and crossing the t’s’ of past fieldworkers, these detailed surveys have led to the rejection of some long-held theories and the proposal of new interpretations. This book significantly advances the understanding of causewayed enclosures both as individual monuments and as a class. It is a major contribution to the understanding of the British Neolithic, and to ‘landscape archaeology’ more generally.
Publisher: Liverpool University Press
ISBN: 1848021879
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 183
Book Description
Neolithic Causewayed enclosures are amongst the oldest, rarest and most enigmatic of the ancient monuments found in Europe. First recognised as a distinct type in the 1920s, sixty-nine certain or probable examples have now been identified in the British Isles. As a class, they are of outstanding importance, for while their precise functions remain unclear, they represent the first non-funerary monuments and the earliest instance of the enclosure of open space. This book presents an overview of the findings of a systematic national programme of research, carried out by the RCHME, now merged with English Heritage. Every certain, probable and suggested causewayed enclosure in England has been investigated through integrated aerial and field survey. Specialist reconnaissance flying has been undertaken, along with the thorough analysis of aerial photographs taken from the 1920s onwards. This has greatly increased the number of sites known, turning the spotlight onto many that have received little or no archaeological attention in the past. The aerial surveys now available offer a new basis for improved understanding. Analytical field investigations of the few causewayed enclosures that are well preserved as earthworks have also squeezed fresh information out of even those long familiar to archaeologists. Far from merely ‘dotting the i’s and crossing the t’s’ of past fieldworkers, these detailed surveys have led to the rejection of some long-held theories and the proposal of new interpretations. This book significantly advances the understanding of causewayed enclosures both as individual monuments and as a class. It is a major contribution to the understanding of the British Neolithic, and to ‘landscape archaeology’ more generally.
A Brief History of Stonehenge
Author: Aubery Burl
Publisher: Carroll & Graf Publishers
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Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 388
Book Description
Britain's leading expert on stone circles brings new insights to this accessible exploration if the greatest stone circle of them all.
Publisher: Carroll & Graf Publishers
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 388
Book Description
Britain's leading expert on stone circles brings new insights to this accessible exploration if the greatest stone circle of them all.
Ancient Monuments in England & Wales. List Prepared by the Ministry of Works, Corrected to 31st December 1952 (1954, 1957, 1960, 1963).
Author: Great Britain. Ancient Monuments Inspectorate
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Languages : en
Pages :
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Languages : en
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Wild Ruins
Author: Dave Hamilton
Publisher: Wild Things Publishing
ISBN: 9781910636022
Category : Castles
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
Discover and explore Britain's extraordinary history through its most beautiful lost ruins. From crag-top castles to crumbling houses lost in ancient forest, and ivy-encrusted relics of industry to sacred places long since over-grown.
Publisher: Wild Things Publishing
ISBN: 9781910636022
Category : Castles
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
Discover and explore Britain's extraordinary history through its most beautiful lost ruins. From crag-top castles to crumbling houses lost in ancient forest, and ivy-encrusted relics of industry to sacred places long since over-grown.
Illustrated Regional Guides to Ancient Monuments in the Care of [or Maintained By] the Department of the Environment: Northern England.- v.2. Southern England.- v.3. East Anglia and the Midlands.- v.4. Wales.- v.5. North Wales.- v.6. Scotland.-
Author: Great Britain. Department of the Environment
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Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 86
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Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 86
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An Inventory of the Ancient Monuments in Anglesey
Author: Great Britain. Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments and Constructions of Wales
Publisher: RCAHMW
ISBN:
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Languages : en
Pages : 585
Book Description
The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales has a leading national role in developing and promoting understanding of the archaeological, built and maritime heritage of Wales, as the originator, curator and supplier of authoritative information for individual, corporate and governmental decision makers, researchers, and the general public.
Publisher: RCAHMW
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 585
Book Description
The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales has a leading national role in developing and promoting understanding of the archaeological, built and maritime heritage of Wales, as the originator, curator and supplier of authoritative information for individual, corporate and governmental decision makers, researchers, and the general public.
The Obelisk
Author: Richard Barnes
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Category : Obelisks
Languages : en
Pages : 248
Book Description
Richard Barnes' book celebrates the long history and variety of Britain's obelisks, and pursues the absorbing question of why this feature of art and architecture has survived and thrived through the centuries.
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Category : Obelisks
Languages : en
Pages : 248
Book Description
Richard Barnes' book celebrates the long history and variety of Britain's obelisks, and pursues the absorbing question of why this feature of art and architecture has survived and thrived through the centuries.
Ancient Monuments of Great Britain
Author: Great Britain. Office of Works and Public Buildings
Publisher:
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Category : Castles
Languages : en
Pages : 98
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Publisher:
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Category : Castles
Languages : en
Pages : 98
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