Woodland in the Neolithic of Northern Europe

The Forest as Ancestor

Gordon Noble (University of Aberdeen)

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Cambridge University Press
15 February 2017

Prehistoric archaeology; Environmental archaeology

The Neolithic period is one of the great transformations in human history - when agriculture first began and dramatic changes occurred in human society. These changes occurred in environments that were radically different to those that exist today, and in northern Europe many landscapes would have been dominated by woodland. Yet wood and woodland rarely figures in the minds of many archaeologists, and it plays no part in the traditional Three Age system that has defined the frameworks of European prehistory. This book explores how human-environment relations altered with the beginnings of farming, and how the Neolithic in northern Europe was made possible through new ways of living in and understanding the environment. Drawing on a broad range of evidence, from pollen data and stone axes to the remains of timber monuments and settlements, the book analyzes the relationship between people, their material culture, and their woodland environment.

By: Gordon Noble (University of Aberdeen)
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 260mm, Width: 183mm, Spine: 15mm
Weight: 670g
ISBN: 9781107159839
ISBN 10: 1107159830
Pages: 230
Publication Date: 15 February 2017
Audience: Professional and scholarly , College/higher education , Undergraduate , Primary
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Preface; 1. Introduction: engaging with the environment; 2. The forest in the Neolithic of northern Europe; 3. Altering the environment; 4. The woodland landscape; 5. The forest as architecture; 6. The environment as ancestor: timber monumentality; 7. Extending roots: conclusions; Bibliography; Index.

Gordon Noble is Head of Department and Senior Lecturer in Archaeology at the University of Aberdeen. He is author of Neolithic Scotland: Timber, Stone, Earth and Fire (2006).

Reviews for Woodland in the Neolithic of Northern Europe: The Forest as Ancestor

'... the book brings together a wide range of evidence to explore the dynamic relationship between groups of people and the wooded environments they inhabited in the Neolithic. ... The different dimensions to the multifaceted relationship between people and environment are thoroughly explored in this book, with a range of approaches that could be applied to other areas.' Current Archaeology