My Account
Log in Registration
All
Cart
Highlights
Fiction Books
Non-Fiction Books
Children's Books
Rare Books
Music
DVD & Blu-Ray
Video Games
Category
Wishlists
Cart
All
Free Shipping in Ireland
Trustpilot
Proud to be B-Corp

The Settlements of Northwest Wales Kate Waddington

The Settlements of Northwest Wales By Kate Waddington

The Settlements of Northwest Wales by Kate Waddington

Reviews:
€60.79
Condition - New
Out of stock
New

Summary

This volume explores the changing nature of the settlement archaeology in north-west Wales over a period of almost two millennia, setting the region within wider discourses on the nature of the societies occupying Britain between 1150 BC and AD 1050.

The Settlements of Northwest Wales Summary

The Settlements of Northwest Wales: From the Late Bronze Age to the Early Medieval Period by Kate Waddington

This volume examines long-term processes of social change and settlement practices in later prehistoric and early medieval Wales. As a case-study, it examines the settlement archaeology of north-west Wales encompassing the counties of Gwynedd, Anglesey and west Conwy, and covering a period of two millennia from the Late Bronze Age to the end of the Early Medieval period (1150 BC - AD 1050). The shifting dynamics underlying society are examined throughout this period in the introductory chapters via an exploration of settlement and hill fort architectures, the distribution patterns of site-types, and the histories of particular places, with comparisons drawn from the evidence in other regions of Britain and Ireland. Much of the data comes from the grey literatures and Gwynedd Archaeological Trust Historic Environment Record, making much unpublished information available for the first time.

About Kate Waddington

Dr Kate Waddington is a Lecturer in Archaeology at Bangor University. She specializes in the settlement and material culture practices of British later prehistory, particularly the Late Bronze Age and earlier Iron Age of England and Wales.

Table of Contents

Introduction A long tradition of fieldwork in northwest Wales The settlement study: methodology and organisation Structure Chapter One: The settlements in context The Later Bronze Age and Earliest Iron Age The Iron Age The Romano-British period The Early Medieval period Chapter 2: Settlement forms and classifications Earlier settlement classifications (non-hillfort sites) Previous interpretations Earlier hillfort classifications Previous interpretations The settlement classifications employed in this study The unenclosed settlements (Type A): definitions and chronologies The enclosed settlements (Type B): definitions and chronologies Unclassified settlements (Type C) Hillforts: definitions and chronologies Roundhouse construction Conclusion Chapter 3: A spatial analysis of the settlements The study area Aberconwy Arfon Anglesey Dwyfor Meirionnydd The prehistoric and early historic environments in northwest Wales The distributions of the main settlement types Altitude and location preferences The associations between settlement types and fields Unenclosed and enclosed settlements Hillforts Distributions of unenclosed settlement types Distributions of enclosed settlement types Distributions of hillfort types Small hillforts Medium hillforts Large hillforts Hillfort shape Hillfort and fields Hillfort groups and pairs Discussion Chapter 4: Settlement biographies Scattered single roundhouses Enclosures and large roundhouses: the first half of the first millennium BC The first enclosed settlements The first hillforts Hillforts in the first millennium BC Later Iron Age settlements New settlement practices of the Late Iron Age and Romano-British periods Early medieval settlements Discussion Conclusions Chapter 5: Conclusion Chapter Six: The Settlement Gazetteer Structure of the settlement gazetteer List of excavated sites in Aberconwy List of excavated sites in Anglesey List of excavated sites in Gwynedd Arfon List of excavated sites in Gwynedd Dwyfor List of excavated sites in Gwynedd Meirionnydd Gazetteer of sites Aberconwy Hillforts Enclosed settlements Unenclosed settlements Unclassified settlements Gazetteer of sites in Anglesey Hillforts Enclosed settlements Unenclosed settlements Unclassified settlements Gazetteer of sites in Gwynedd Arfon Hillforts Enclosed settlements Unenclosed settlements Unclassified settlements Gazetteer of sites in Gwynedd Dwyfor Hillforts Enclosed settlements Unenclosed settlements Unclassified settlements Gazetteer of sites in Gwynedd Meirionnydd Hillforts Enclosed settlements Unenclosed settlements Unclassified settlements

Additional information

NPB9780708326664
9780708326664
0708326668
The Settlements of Northwest Wales: From the Late Bronze Age to the Early Medieval Period by Kate Waddington
Kate Waddington
New
Hardback
University of Wales Press
2013-10-31
416
N/A
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
This is a new book - be the first to read this copy. With untouched pages and a perfect binding, your brand new copy is ready to be opened for the first time

Customer Reviews - The Settlements of Northwest Wales