Coastal connections: the archaeology of the British North Sea coastline in the Neolithic and Early Bronze Age, 4000-1500BC
This thesis demonstrates the significance of the British North Sea coast as a route facilitating movement and interaction during the Neolithic and Early Bronze Age, 4000 - 1500 cal BC. It represents the first sustained archaeological study of this coastline as a route for movement. It is argued that during the course of the Neolithic and Early Bronze Age interaction and movement between different communities was facilitated by access to this coastline. It progresses the discussion of prehistoric British maritime movement by considering a route along the sea, rather than just across it. A key aspect of this thesis examines how geography relates to movement and interaction; in particular looking at how large river estuaries impact upon the level of maritime movement and interaction occurring in the surrounding land. Two new ways of examining maritime interaction are presented; using the fractal values of coastlines to indicate areas of potential, and also using the theory of maritime havens to actually detect maritime interaction occurring. An approach is developed which considers the evidence of monuments, burial practices and material culture alongside each other, and evidence for movement and interaction
Rogers, Alice J.
Coastal connections: the archaeology of the British North Sea coastline in the Neolithic and Early Bronze Age, 4000-1500BC. This thesis demonstrates the significance of the British North Sea coast as a route facilitating movement and interaction during the Neolithic and Early Bronze Age, 4000 - 1500 cal BC. It represents the first sustained archaeological study of this coastline as a route for movement. It is argued that during the course of the Neolithic and Early Bronze Age interaction and movement between different communities was facilitated by access to this coastline. It progresses the discussion of prehistoric British maritime movement by considering a route along the sea, rather than just across it. A key aspect of this thesis examines how geography relates to movement and interaction; in particular looking at how large river estuaries impact upon the level of maritime movement and interaction occurring in the surrounding land. Two new ways of examining maritime interaction are presented; using the fractal values of coastlines to indicate areas of potential, and also using the theory of maritime havens to actually detect maritime interaction occurring. An approach is developed which considers the evidence of monuments, burial practices and material culture alongside each other, and evidence for movement and interaction
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