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Category : Electronic journals
Languages : en
Pages : 550
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Archaeologia Cambrensis
Author: The Quest For Arthur's Britain
Author: Publisher: Chicago Review Press
ISBN: 0897332873
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 318
Book Description
The legend of Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table dominates the mythology of Britain, but could this story prove more fact than fiction? Recent archaeological findings have lead Geoffrey Ashe to believe there is more truth to Arthurian legend than previously accepted. The Quest for Arthur's Britain examines the historical foundation of the Arthurian tradition, and presents the remarkable results of excavations to date at Cadbury (reputed site of Camelot), Tintagel, Glastonbury and many places known almost exclusively to Arthurian scholars.
A Welsh Landscape through Time
Author: Jane KenneyPublisher: Oxbow Books
ISBN: 1789256925
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
Holy Island is a small island just off the west coast of Anglesey, North Wales, which is rich in archaeology of all periods. Between 2006 and 2010, archaeological excavations in advance of a major Welsh Government development site, Parc Cybi, enabled extensive study of the islands past. Over 20 hectares were investigated, revealing a busy and complex archaeological landscape, which could be seen evolving from the Mesolithic period through to the present day. Major sites discovered include an Early Neolithic timber hall aligned on an adjacent chambered tomb and an Iron Age settlement, the development of which is traced by extensive dating and Bayesian analysis. A Bronze Age ceremonial complex, along with the Neolithic tomb, defined the cultural landscape for subsequent periods. A long cist cemetery of a type common on Anglesey proved, uncommonly, to be late Roman in date, while elusive Early Medieval settlement was indicated by corn dryers. This wealth of new information has revolutionised our understanding of how people have lived in, and transformed, the landscape of Holy Island. Many of the sites are also significant in a broader Welsh context and inform the understanding of similar sites across Britain and Ireland.
The New Cambridge Bibliography of English Literature
Author: George WatsonPublisher: CUP Archive
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Category : English literature
Languages : en
Pages : 1296
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Proceedings of the Cambridge Antiquarian Society, with Communications Made to the Society
Author: Cambridge Antiquarian Society (Cambridge, England)Publisher:
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Category : Cambridgeshire (England)
Languages : en
Pages : 482
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Wind, Water, Work
Author: Adam LucasPublisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004146490
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 464
Book Description
This book is the most comprehensive empirical study to date of the social and technical aspects of milling during the ancient and medieval periods.Drawing on the latest archaeological evidence and historical studies, the book examines the chronological development and technical details of handmills, beast mills, watermills and windmills from the first millennium BCE to c. 1500. It discusses the many and varied uses to which mills were turned in the civilisations of Rome, China, Islam and Europe, and the many types of mill that existed.The book also includes comparative regional studies of the social and economic significance of milling, and tackles several important historiographical issues, such as whether technological stagnation was a characteristic of late Antiquity, whether there was an industrial revolution" in the European Middle Ages based on waterpower, and how contemporary studies in the social shaping of technology can shed light on the study of pre-modern technology."
History of Technology Volume 10
Author: Norman SmithPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1350018414
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
The technical problems confronting different societies and periods, and the measures taken to solve them form the concern of this annual collection of essays. Volumes contain technical articles ranging widely in subject, time and region, as well as general papers on the history of technology. In addition to dealing with the history of technical discovery and change, History of Technology also explores the relations of technology to other aspects of life -- social, cultural and economic -- and shows how technological development has shaped, and been shaped by, the society in which it occurred.
The Book of Llandaf and the Norman Church in Wales
Author: John Reuben DaviesPublisher: Boydell Press
ISBN: 9781843830245
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 262
Book Description
The post-Norman ecclesiastical and political transformation of south-east Wales, recorded in early C12 manuscript.
The Welsh and the Shaping of Early Modern Ireland, 1558-1641
Author: Rhys MorganPublisher: Boydell & Brewer Ltd
ISBN: 1843839245
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
Demonstrates that there was ... a significant Welsh involvement in Ireland between 1558 and 1641. It explores how the Welsh established themselves as soldiers, government officials and planters in Ireland. It also discusses how the Welsh, although participating in the 'English' colonisation of Ireland, nevertheless remained a distinct community, settling together and maintaining strong kinship and social and economic networks to fellow countrymen, including in Wales.
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