Book reviews

The Prehistoric Society provides reviews of recently published books on all areas of prehistory. We handpick experts on relevant fields to produce thoughtful reviews that summarise content and present individual perspectives on new publications.

We also accept proposals for reviews. Please get in touch with our Reviews Editor via reviews@prehistoricsociety.org if you’d like to discuss an idea for a review. Guidelines for reviews can be found below.

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Structured Worlds: the Archaeology of Hunter-gatherer Thought and Action
Edited by A. Cannon
Reviewed by Dr Graeme Warren (University College Dublin)
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Castle Hill and its Landscape Archaeological Investigations at the Wittenhams, Oxfordshire
T. Allen, K. Cramp, H. Lamdin-Whymark and L. Webley
Reviewed by Niall Sharples (University of Cardiff)
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From Bronze Age Enclosure to Anglo-Saxon Settlement. Archaeological Excavations at Taplow Hillfort
T. Allen, C. Hayden and H. Lamdin-Whymark
Reviewed by Niall Sharples (University of Cardiff)
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Archaeological Landscapes of east London
I. Howell, D. Swift, B. Watson with J. Cotton and P. Greenwood
Reviewed by Jane Sidell (English Heritage)
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Stone Axe Studies, Volume III
Edited by Vin Davis and Mark Edmonds
Reviewed by Pete Topping (English Heritage)
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Winds of Change. The Living Landscapes of Hirta, St Kilda
Jill Harden and Olivia LeLong
Reviewed by Niall Sharples (University of Cardiff)
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Archaeology of the Origin of the State: the Theories
Vincente Lull and Rafael Micó, translated by Peter Smith
Reviewed by Timothy Earle (Northwestern University, USA)
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Great Crowns of Stone: The Recumbent Stone Circles of Scotland
Adam Welfare
Reviewed by Richard Bradley (Department of Archaeology, University of Reading)
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In the Lowlands of S Galway. Archaeological Excavations on the N18 Oranmore to Gort National Road
F. Delaney and J. Tierney
Reviewed by Alex Gibson (University of Bradford)
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Past Times Changing Fortunes. Archaeology & the National Roads Authority Monograph Series No. 8
Edited by S. Conran, E. Danaher and M. Stanley
Reviewed by Alex Gibson (University of Bradford)
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Trevelgue Head, Cornwall: the importance of CK Croft Andrew's 1939 excavations for prehistoric
Jacqueline A. Nowakowski and Henrietta Quinnell
Reviewed by Cynthia Poole (Oxford Archaeology)
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Gathering Time: Dating the Early Neolithic Enclosures of Southern Britain and Ireland
Alasdair Whittle, Frances Healy and Alex Bayliss
Reviewed by Pete Topping (English Heritage)
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Iron Age Myth and Materiality: an Archaeology of Scandinavia AD 400-1000
Lotte Hedeager
Reviewed by Adrian M. Chadwick (John Moore Heritage Services, Oxford)
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Cist burials and an Iron Age settlement at Dryburn Bridge, Innerwick, East Lothian
A.J. Dunwell
Reviewed by Niall Sharples (University of Cardiff)
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The Lands of Ancient Lothian: Interpreting the Archaeology of the A1
Olivia Lelong and Gavin MacGregor
Reviewed by Niall Sharples (University of Cardiff)
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The Traprain Law Environs project: fieldwork and excavation 2000-2004
C. Haselgrove
Reviewed by Niall Sharples (University of Cardiff)
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Stages and Screens
Richard Bradley
Reviewed by Alex Gibson (University of Bradford)
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Social Relations in Later Prehistory: Wessex in the First Millennium BC
Niall Sharples
Reviewed by Noel Fojut (Historic Scotland)
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Early Farmers, Late Foragers, and Ceramic Traditions: on the beginnings of pottery in the Near East
Dragos Gheorghiu
Reviewed by Dušan Borić (Cardiff University)
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From Bann Flakes to Bushmills: Papers in honour of Professor Peter Woodman
Edited by Nyree Finaly, Sinéad McCartan, Nicky Milner and Caroline Wickham-Jones
Reviewed by Geoff Bailey (University of York)
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