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Ancient Mines and Quarries: A Trans-Atlantic Perspective
Author(s): Adrian Burke (Author), David Field (Author), Margaret Brewer-LaPorta (Editor)
- Publisher: Oxbow Books
- Publication Date: 4 April 2010
- Edition: First Edition
- Language: English
- Print length: 224 pages
- ISBN-10: 1842174010
- ISBN-13: 9781842174012
Book Description
Fourteen papers explore a range of issues relating to prehistoric extraction sites, including ethnography, geochemical signatures, the application of neutron activation analysis, exploitation of erratics, excavation, survey and conservation. Topics include quernstone extraction, use of hammers, stages of extraction, geographical and social contexts, changing social regimes, the ritualised nature of journeys to quarry sites, study of petrofabrics, and the effects of joint and cleavage on quarrying practice. Two contributions are in French with extended summaries in English.
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About the Author
David Field is currently retired but previously worked for English Heritage (Archaeological Investigator) and has published numerous books and research articles. He was co-editor of NSG 7 (Animals in the Neolithic of Britain and Europe) and 10 (Round Mounds and Monumentality in the British Neolithic and Beyond).
