Signalling and performance : ancient rock art in Britain and Ireland /
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This lavishly illustrated volume presents a state of the art survey of the ancient rock art of Britain and Ireland. Bringing together new discoveries and new interpretations, it enhances our understanding and further establishes ancient British and Irish rock art as a significant archaeological assemblage worthy of attention and additional study.
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Also issued in print: 2022. :
1 online resource (344 pages) : illustrations (black and white, and colour) :
Specialized. :
Includes bibliographical references. :
9781803272528 (PDF ebook) :
Funerary and related cups of the British Bronze Age /
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Cups are the least studied of all Bronze Age funerary ceramics and their interpretations are still based on antiquarian speculation. This book presents the first study of these often highly decorated items including a fully referenced and illustrated national corpus that will form the basis for future studies.
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Also issued in print: 2022. :
1 online resource (326 pages) : illustrations :
Specialized. :
Includes bibliographical references. :
9781803271675 (PDF ebook) :
Controlling colours : function and meaning of colour in the British Iron Age /
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Colour defines our material world, operates as a communication tool and creates meaning. This book revisits well known and well documented sites or artefacts and explores their colours and colour connotations by looking at various contexts such as processes, landscape, iconography, body decoration or the colour connotations of death.
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1 online resource : illustrations (black and white, and colour). :
Specialized. :
Includes bibliographical references. :
9781784912260 (PDF ebook) :
Classification of lithic artefacts from the British Late Glacial and Holocene periods /
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This volume offers a system for the hierarchical classification of British lithic artefacts from the Late Glacial and Holocene periods, and it is hoped that it may find use as a guide book for, for example, archaeology students, museum staff, non-specialist archaeologists, local archaeology groups and lay enthusiasts.
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"Available in both print and Open Access"--Homepage.
"The eBook edition of this publication is available in Open Access, supported by Historic Environment Scotland."--Homepage. :
1 online resource (viii, 87 pages) : illustrations (black and white, and colour) :
Specialized. :
Includes bibliographical references. :
9781789698701 (PDF ebook) : :
Open access.