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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Warriors and Weapons in Bronze Age Europe
Anthony Harding
Reviewed by Paul Garwood (University of Birmingham)
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Archaeology from the Wetlands: Recent Perspectives. Proceedings of the 11th WARP Conference, Edinburgh 2005
Edited by J. Barber, C. Clark, M. Cressey, A. Crone, A. Hale, J. Henderson, R. Housley, R. Sands and A. Sheridan
Reviewed by Jane Sidell (English Heritage)
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From Cairn to Cemetery. An Archaeological Investigation of the Chambered Cairns and Early Bronze Age
Vicki Cummings and Chris Fowler
Reviewed by David Clarke (National Museums Scotland)
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House Urns: A European Late Bronze Age Trans-Cultural Phenomenon
S. Sabatini
Reviewed by Katharina C. Rebay (University of Cambridge)
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In the Shadow of Bennachie: A Field Archaeology of Donside, Aberdeenshire
Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS)
Reviewed by Ian A.G. Shepherd (Aberdeen)
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Mapping Doggerland: The Mesolithic Landscapes of the Southern North Sea
Edited by Vincent Gaffney, Kenneth Thomson and Simon Fitch
Reviewed by Alex Brown (University of Reading)
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Sutton Common: The Excavation of an Iron Age 'Marsh-Fort'
Edited by Robert Van de Noort, Henry P. Chapman and John Collis
Reviewed by Richard Brunning (Somerset County Council)
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Beavers in Britain's Past
B.J. Coles
Reviewed by Martin Bell (University of Reading)
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Environmental Archaeology in Ireland
Edited by E.M. Murphy and N.J. Whitehouse
Reviewed by Martin Bell (University of Reading)
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Prehistoric Landscape Development and Human Impact in the Upper Allen Valley, Cranborne Chase, Dorset
Charles French, Helen Lewis, Michael J. Allen, Martin Green, Rob Scaife and Julie Gardiner
Reviewed by Andrew Fleming
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The Iron Age and Romano-British Settlements and Landscapes of Salisbury Plain
M.G. Fulford, A.B. Powell, R. Entwistle and F. Raymond
Reviewed by David McOmish (English Heritage)
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Archaeology: the Conceptual Challenge
Timothy Insoll
Reviewed by David Mullin (University of Reading)
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Archeo-Mineralogy of Neolithic and Chalcolithic Artefacts from Bulgaria and their Significance for Gemmology
Ruslan I. Kostov
Reviewed by Bisserka Gaydarska (Durham University)
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Die Buntmetallfunde Der Grabung Feddersen Wierde: Chronologie - Chorologie - Technologie
J. Schuster
Reviewed by John Collis
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Die Keramikfunde Der Grabung Feddersen Wierde (1. JH. V. BIS 5. JH. N. CHR.)
P. Schmid
Reviewed by John Collis
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Funde ostkarpatenländischen Typs im Karpatenbecken
Tibor Kemenczei
Reviewed by Brendan O'Connor (Edinburgh)
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L'âge du Bronze Age en France
Laurent Carroza and Cyril Marcigny
Reviewed by Brendan O'Connor (Edinburgh)
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Beyond Stonehenge: Essays on the Bronze Age in Honour of Colin Burgess
Edited by C. Burgess, P. Topping,
Reviewed by Alex Gibson (University of Bradford.)
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Building Memories: The Neolithic Cotswold Long Barrow at Ascott-Under-Wychwood, Oxfordshire, Edited
Edited by Don Benson and Alasdair Whittle
Reviewed by Alan Saville (Edinburgh, National Museums Scotland)
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Llyn Cerrig Bach: A Study of the Copper Alloy Artefacts from the Insular La Tène Assemblage
Philip MacDonald
Reviewed by Jennifer Foster (Dept of Archaeology, University of Reading)
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