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Series:   Elements in the Archaeology of Europe

Insularity and Identity

Prehistoric Britain and the Archaeology of Europe

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 May 2025

Richard Bradley
Richard Bradley
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University of Oxford

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The Element considers historiography – the extent to which insular prehistorians have integrated their findings with the archaeology of mainland Europe; and the ways in which Continental scholars have drawn on British material. An important theme is the cultural and political relationship between this island and the mainland. The other component is an up-to-date account of prehistoric Britain and her neighbours from the Mesolithic period to the Iron Age, organised around the seaways that connected these regions. It emphasises the links between separate parts of this island and different parts of the Continent. It considers the links across the Irish Sea as only one manifestation of a wider process and treats Ireland on the same terms as other accessible regions, from France to the Low Countries. It shows how different parts of Britain were separate from one another and how they can be studied in a European framework.
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Series: Elements in the Archaeology of Europe
Online ISBN: 9781009557818
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Print publication: 29 May 2025

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