Mining and Quarrying in Neolithic Europe

A Social Perspective

Anne Teather, Peter Topping, Jon Baczkowski

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Oxbow Books
31 May 2019

Prehistoric archaeology; Landscape archaeology; Archaeological methodology & techniques

Series: Neolithic Studies Group Seminar Papers

The social processes involved in acquiring flint and stone in the Neolithic began to be considered over thirty years ago, promoting a more dynamic view of past extraction processes. Whether by quarrying, mining or surface retrieval, the geographic source locations of raw materials and their resultant archaeological sites have been approached from different methodological and theoretical perspectives. In recent years this has included the exploration of previously undiscovered sites, refined radiocarbon dating, comparative ethnographic analysis and novel analytical approaches to stone tool manufacture and provenancing. The aim of this volume in the Neolithic Studies Group Papers is to explore these new findings on extraction sites and their products. How did the acquisition of raw materials fit into other aspects of Neolithic life and social networks? How did these activities merge in creating material items that underpinned cosmology, status and identity? What are the geographic similarities, constraints and variables between the various raw materials, and how does the practise of stone extraction in the UK relate to wider extractive traditions in northwestern Europe? Eight papers address these questions and act as a useful overview of the current state of research on the topic.

Edited by: Anne Teather, Peter Topping, Jon Baczkowski
Imprint: Oxbow Books
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Volume: 16
Dimensions: Height: 240mm, Width: 170mm,
ISBN: 9781789251487
ISBN 10: 1789251486
Series: Neolithic Studies Group Seminar Papers
Pages: 224
Publication Date: 31 May 2019
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Anne Teather specialises in the European Neolithic. She has worked extensively on prehistoric chalk artefacts and she has pioneered new approaches to material culture studies. She is currently directing a field project at Tenants Hill, Dorset, with her non-profit community archaeology company 'Past Participate'. Pete Topping was head of survey for English Heritage and is an expert in landscape interpretation. Following voluntary early retirement he returned to his main subject of research, undertaking a recently awarded PhD at Newcastle University on flint and stone extraction industries. He is on Oxbow's American Landscapes Editorial Board. Jon Baczkowski is Research Assistant Professor in the Faculty of History, Nicolaus Copernicus University, Poland and Senior Field/Project Officer at Chris Butler Archaeological Services Ltd., UK. He specialises in prehistoric lithic identification and flint resources and extraction sites.