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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The Archaeology of Mediterranean Prehistory
Edited by Emma Blake and A. Bernard Knapp
Reviewed by David Trump (Cambridge)
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The Avebury Landscape: Aspects of the Field Archaeology of the Marlborough Downs
Edited by Graham Brown, David Field and David McOmish
Reviewed by Geoff Wainwright (Bluestone)
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The Joy of Flint
Clive Waddington
Reviewed by Phil Harding (Wessex Archaeology)
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Aesthetics and Rock Art, Edited
Thomas Heyd And John Clegg
Reviewed by Bruno David (Monash University)
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From Megaliths To Metals: Essays in Honour of George Eogan
Edited by Helen Roche, Eoin Grogan, John Bradley, John Coles and Barry Raftery
Reviewed by Alex Gibson (University of Bradford)
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Prehistoric Astronomy and Ritual
Aubrey Burl
Reviewed by Andrew B. Powell (Wessex Archaeology)
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Prehistoric Stone Circles
Aubrey Burl
Reviewed by Andrew B. Powell (Wessex Archaeology)
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Kilellan Farm, Ardnave, Islay. Excavations of a Prehistoric to Early Medieval Site 1954-1976 by Colin Burgess and others
Edited by Anna Ritchie
Reviewed by Alex Gibson (University of Bradford)
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The Moon and the Bonfire. An Investigation of Three Stone Circles in North-East Scotland
Richard Bradley
Reviewed by Alex Gibson (University of Bradford)
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Forgotten Africa: An Introduction To Its Archaeology
Graham Connah
Reviewed by Niall Finneran (University of Southampton)
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Lithics in Action, Edited
Elizabeth A. Walker, Francis Weban-Smith and Frances Healy
Reviewed by Philippa Bradley (Oxford Archaeology)
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LäÏ¿½Ge Du Bronze Du Nord De La France Dans Son Contexte Europäen
Edited by Jean Bourgeois and Marc Talon
Reviewed by Brendan O'Connor (Edinburgh)
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Stonehenge. a History in Photographs
Julian Richards
Reviewed by Robert Bewley (English Heritage)
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Zepterträger - Herrscher Der Steppen. Die frühen Ockergräber des älteren Äneolithikums im karpatenbalkanischen Gebiet und im Steppenraum Südost- und Osteuropas
Blagoje Govedarica
Reviewed by John Chapman (University of Durham)
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Irish Megalithic Tombs (2nd Editon)
Elizabeth Shee Twohig
Reviewed by Andrew B. Powell (Wessex Archaeology)
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Lascaux. Le Geste, L'Espace Et Le Temps
Norbert Aujoulat
Reviewed by Andrew Lawson
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Le Néolithique De Chypre. Actes Du Colloque International Organise Par Le Departement Des Antiquites de Chypre Et l'Ecole Francaise d'Athenes, Nicosie
Edited by Jean Guilaine and Alain Le Brun
Reviewed by Katleen Deckers (University of Tübingen, Germany)
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Prehistoric Cheshire
Victoria And Paul Morgan
Reviewed by David Mullin (Gloucestershire County Council Archaeology Service)
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Artifacts and Ideas: Essays in Archaeology
Bruce G. Trigger
Reviewed by Siân Jones (University of Manchester)
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Hjortspring: a Pre-Roman Iron-Age Warship in Context
Edited by Ole Crumlin-Pedersen And Athena Trakadas
Reviewed by Jesse Ransley (English Heritage)
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