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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Homo Britannicus
C. Stringer
Reviewed by Chris Scarre (Durham University)
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The Ringlemere Cup: Precious Cups and the Beginning of the Channel Bronze Age
Edited by Stuart Need
Reviewed by Brendan O'Connor (Edinburgh)
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Scotland's Hidden History
Ian Armit
Reviewed by Alison Sheridan (National Museums Scotland)
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Çatalhöyük Perspectives: Reports from the 1995-99 Seasons
Members of the Çatalhöyük Team
Reviewed by Alasdair Whittle (Cardiff University)
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Dwelling Among the Monuments: The Neolithic Village of Barnhouse, Maeshowe Passage Grave and Surrounding Monuments at Stenness, Orkney
Edited by Colin Richards
Reviewed by David Clarke (National Museums Scotland)
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Inscribed Across the Landscape: The Cursus Enigma
Roy Loveday
Reviewed by Julian Thomas (University of Manchester)
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Scotland in Ancient Europe: The Neolithic and Early Bronze Age of Scotland in their European Context
Edited by Ian A G Shepherd & Gordon J Barclay
Reviewed by Alison Sheridan (National Museums Scotland)
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Changing Materialities at Çatalhöyük: Reports from the 1995-99 Seasons
Edited by Ian Hodder
Reviewed by Catriona Gibson (Wessex Archaeology)
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Investigating Prehistoric Hunter-Gatherer Identities: Case Studies from Palaeolithic and Mesolithic
Edited by H. L. Cook, F. Coward, L. Grimshaw and S. Price
Reviewed by Rob Hosfield (University of Reading)
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Perspectives in Hominid Behaviour and Settlement Patterns: A study of the Lower Palaeolithic sites in the Luonan Basin, China
S. Wang
Reviewed by Rob Hosfield (University of Reading)
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Stone Knapping: The Necessary Conditions for a Uniquely Hominin Behaviour
Edited by Valentine Roux
Reviewed by Alan Saville (National Museums Scotland)
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A Finds Manual: Excavating, Processing and Storing
Norena Shopland
Reviewed by Lorraine Mepham (Wessex Archaeology)
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Animals in the Neolithic of Britain and Europe
Edited by Dale Serjeantson And David Field
Reviewed by Nellie Phoca-Cosmetatou (Keble College, Oxford)
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Archaeological Finds: A Guide to Identification
Norena Shopland
Reviewed by Lorraine Mepham (Wessex Archaeology)
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Mesolithic Britain and Ireland: New Approaches
Edited by Chantal Conneller and Graeme Warren
Reviewed by Catherine Chisham (Wessex Archaeology)
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The Hominid Individual in Context: Archaeological Investigations of Lower and Middle Palaeolithic landscapes, locales and artefacts
Edited by Clive Gamble and Martin Porr
Reviewed by Chantal Conneller (Manchester University)
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Basal-Looped Spearheads: Typlogy, Chronology, Context and Use
Richard Davis
Reviewed by Brendan O'Connor (Edinburgh)
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Tara, The Mound of the Hostages
Muiris O'Sullivan
Reviewed by Chris Scarre (Durham University)
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Los primeros grupos neolíticos de la cuenca extremeña del Tajo
Enrique Cerrillo Cuenca
Reviewed by Bob Chapman (The University of Reading)
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The Archaeology of Early Egypt
David Wengrow
Reviewed by Alice Stevenson (University of Cambridge)
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