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Culverwell Mesolithic habitation site, Isle of Portland, Dorset : excavation report and research studies / Susann Palmer ; with contributions by Kenneth D. Thomas ... [et al.].

Title
Culverwell Mesolithic habitation site, Isle of Portland, Dorset : excavation report and research studies / Susann Palmer ; with contributions by Kenneth D. Thomas ... [et al.].
Author
Palmer, Susann
Publication
Oxford, England : Archaeopress : [Distributed by] Hadrian Books, 1999.

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Additional Authors
  • Thomas, K. D.
  • Thomas, Kenneth D.
Description
ix, 252 p. : ill., maps; 30 cm.
Series Statement
BAR British series ; 287
Uniform Title
BAR British series 287.
Subject
  • Geschichte 1967-1997
  • Mesolithic period > England > Culverwell Site
  • Excavations (Archaeology) > England > Portland
  • Prehistoric peoples > England > Portland
  • Mesolithic period > England > Portland
  • Culverwell Site (England)
  • Portland (England) > Antiquities
  • Dorset (England) > Antiquities
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 167-172).
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
Pt. 1. Excavation Report and Archaeological Assessments -- 1. Introduction: Site Location: History of site discovery and investigation -- 2. Investigation Techniques -- 3. Stratigraphy of the site and its features -- 4. Description of features and archaeological findings -- 5. Assessment of features -- 6. A Geophysical Survey of the Culverwell Site / John D. Gale -- 7. Archaeological Material Excavated: Artefacts: Descriptions and discussions -- 8. The Use of Non-knapped stones / Myfanwie Stewart -- Pt. 2. Environmental and Dating Evidence -- 9. Geology and Geomorphology -- 10. Dating -- 11. The Bioarchaeology of the Culverwell shell midden / K. D. Thomas -- Pt. 3. Interpretative Research Based on the Findings of the Excavations and Report -- 12. Economy: food, artefact & building material; skins; trade -- 13. Activity Zones on and near the Site -- 14. Continual or interrupted occupation: Planning and intra-site structure -- 15. Population studies -- 16. Reconstruction of a Mesolithic-style hut or shelter (hypothetical) -- 17. Evidence for spiritual life of the site inhabitants -- 18. Comparisons with Site 1; Assessment of unexcavated sites on Portland -- 19. Culverwell in the wider Context of the later Mesolithic period -- 20. Relationship between the Mesolithic sites and other prehistoric sites on the Island -- Pt. 4. The Future of the Culverwell Mesolithic Site -- Management of a Heritage Project -- App. 1. Ancient Monument Laboratory Report 2985 Series 68/79: Soil Samples by H. Keeley; Mollusc Analysis by Beverley Collinson -- App. 2. Artefact Classification Sheet.
ISBN
1841710245
OCLC
  • 43517159
  • SCSB-10045325
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library