Questia Homepage

Your search for: prehistoric AND england

Found 9,295 results:

Books: 7,902

|

Journal Articles: 343

|

Magazine Articles: 142

Newspaper Articles: 868

|

Encyclopedia Articles: 40

Books on: prehistoric england

7,902 results - MORE BOOK RESULTS: 1-10 11-20 21-30 31-40 41-50 >>

1.

Utter Antiquity: Perceptions of Prehistory in Renaissance England

Book by Arthur B. Ferguson; Duke University Press, 1993

Subjects:

Anthropology, Prehistoric--England--History, Legends--History And Criticism, Mythology, Renaissance--England

Collections: History, Entire Library

...perceptive minds of Renaissance England were able to achieve a more...Renaissance writers had of a prehistoric antiquity is likely to be at...question, Did Renaissance England really believe that the deities...possible aspects of it even for England. The studies have been limited...
2.

Prehistoric Britain

Book by Jacquetta Hawkes; Penguin Books, 1943

Subjects:

Great Britain--Antiquities, Great Britain--History--To 449, Prehistoric Peoples--Great Britain

Collections: History, Entire Library

...PELICAN BOOKS PREHISTORIC BRITAIN by...HARMONDSWORTH MIDDLESEX ENGLAND 245 FIFTH AVENUE...extent, however, the prehistoric communities escaped...walled her off from England and the Continent...metal tools in England was to be accelerated...of labels to the prehistoric peoples whose own...
3.

New Perspectives on Prehistoric Art

Book by Gunter Berghaus; Praeger, 2004

Subjects:

Art, Prehistoric

Collections: Entire Library

New Perspectives on Prehistoric Art EDITED BY GUNTER BERGHAUS...Cataloging-in-Publication Data New perspectives on prehistoric art / edited by Gfnter Berghaus...97813-3 (alk. paper) 1. Art, Prehistoric. I. Berghaus, Gunter, 1953- N5310...
4.

Prehistoric Britain

Book by Timothy Darvill; Routledge, 1996

Subjects:

Antiquities, Prehistoric--Great Britain, Great Britain--Antiquities, Prehistoric Peoples--Great Britain

Collections: History, Entire Library

Tim Darvill examins the development of human societies in Britain from the earliest times down to the Roman Conquest, as revealed by available archaeological evidence. Special attention is given to six themes which are traced through all phases of prehistory: subsistence, technology, ritual, trade ...
Read More

Tim Darvill examins the development of human societies in Britain from the earliest times down to the Roman Conquest, as revealed by available archaeological evidence. Special attention is given to six themes which are traced through all phases of prehistory: subsistence, technology, ritual, trade, society and population. Ideal for extramural course use, Prehistoric Britain is a book that can be read for pleasure by anyone interested in the early history of the British Isles.
Show less
5.

The Prehistoric Foundations of Europe to the Mycenean Age

Book by C. F. C. Hawkes; Methuen, 1940

Subjects:

Europe--Civilization--History, Europe--History, Prehistoric Peoples--Europe

Collections: History, Entire Library

...sheets of bottom-moraine, such as in England are called boulder-clays-- more or less...continent the critical importance it has in prehistoric studies. So now that we are introduced...hammer-stone. In France and South-East England these hand-axes are rare, and usually...

MORE BOOK RESULTS: 1-10 11-20 21-30 31-40 41-50 >>

Journal Articles on: prehistoric england

343 results - MORE JOURNAL RESULTS: 1-10 11-20 21-30 31-40 41-50 >>

1.

Sensual, Material, and Technological Understanding: Exploring Prehistoric Soundscapes in South India./Comprehension Sensuelle, Materielle et Technologique: Une Exploration Du Paysage Sonore Prehistorique En Inde Du Sud

Journal article by Nicole Boivin, Adam Brumm, Helen Lewis, Dave Robinson, Ravi Korisettar; Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, Vol. 13, 2007

Subjects:

Archaeologists--Practice, Archaeologists--Works, India--Social aspects, Industrial development--Influence, Industrialization--Influence, Sensation (Psychology)--Analysis, Senses and sensation--Analysis, Social science research--Methods, Sound--Analysis, Sound--History

Collections: Psychology, Entire Library

...during gunflint manufacture in Brandon, England, and refers to the sound as unique and...that the acoustic dimension of the many prehistoric activities involving contact between...While it is impossible to hear these prehistoric sounds today, the hollows scattered...
2.

An Evolutionary Approach to Jane Austen: Prehistoric Preferences in Pride and Prejudice

Journal article by Michael J. Stasio, Kathryn Duncan; Studies in the Novel, Vol. 39, 2007

Subjects:

Austen, Jane--Criticism and interpretation, Novelists--Criticism and interpretation, Pride and Prejudice (Novel)--Criticism and interpretation

Collections: Literature, Entire Library

...while the ideology of marriage in Regency England was monogamy, many men enjoyed Ridleys...very formal society, eighteenth-century England placed tremendous emphasis on the moral...Anthony. Gender, Sex, and Subordination in England 1500-1800. New Haven: Yale UP,1995. Fraiman...
3.

Chemical Identification and Cultural Implications of a Mixed Fermented Beverage from Late Prehistoric China

Journal article by Patrick E. Mcgovern, Anne P. Underhill, Hui Fang, Fengshi Luan, Gretchen R. Hall, Haiguang Yu, Chen-Shan Wang, Fengshu Cai, Zhijun Zhao, Gary M. Feinman; Asian Perspectives: the Journal of Archaeology for Asia and the Pacific, Vol. 44, 2005

Subjects:

Beverages--History, China--History, China--Natural resources, China--Social aspects, Chinese history, to 1766 BC--Discovery and exploration, Chinese history, to 1766 BC--Research

Collections: History, Entire Library

...unexpectedly on 11 May 2000 in Cambridge, England. He will be missed for his incisive...Archaeology) 2:153-197. Crawford, G. 1992 Prehistoric plant domestication in East Asia, in...significance of alcohol production during the prehistoric period). Kaogu (Archaeology) (forthcoming...
4.

Ritual, Life Histories, and the Afterlives of People and Things

Journal article by William H. Walker; Journal of the Southwest, Vol. 41, 1999

Subjects:

Ghosts--Research, Hopis--Rites, ceremonies and celebrations, Navajos--Rites, ceremonies and celebrations, Prehistoric religion--Research, Religion, Prehistoric--Research

Collections: Religious Studies, History, Entire Library

...Hopi Social Organization and Room Use, and Implications for Prehistoric Northern Southwestern Culture. American Antiquity 48:44-61...Comparative Zoology VI(7):127-45. 1887 On Certain Medusae from New England. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology XIII(7):209-40...
5.

"The Farther Reaches of Human Time": Retrospect on Carl Sauer as Prehistorian

Journal article by David R. Harris; The Geographical Review, Vol. 92, 2002

Subjects:

Anthropology, Prehistoric--Research, Historians--Appreciation, University of California

Collections: Entire Library

...The Road Not Taken, the New England poet Robert Frost regretted...and, second, the origins and prehistoric spread of agriculture. Sauer...and Beeches Pit in eastern England. At the latter, excavations...Palaeolithic sites in southeastern England during the subsequent Hoxnian...

MORE JOURNAL RESULTS: 1-10 11-20 21-30 31-40 41-50 >>

Magazine Articles on: prehistoric england

142 results - MORE MAGAZINE RESULTS: 1-10 11-20 21-30 31-40 41-50 >>

1.

Not So Prehistoric Avebury

Magazine article by Brian Edwards; History Today, Vol. 51, February 2001

Subjects:

Avebury, England--Historic sites, Cromlechs--England, Historic sites--England, Keiller, Alexander--Conduct of life

Collections: History, Entire Library

Not So Prehistoric Avebury by Brian Edwards...discovery of a cine film of Aveburys `prehistoric stones being erected. The heirloom...confessing that they had no idea the prehistoric stones had been so recently erected...
2.

London BC

Magazine article by Liz Sagues; History Today, Vol. 45, February 1995

Subjects:

Anthropology, Prehistoric--Exhibitions, London, England--Galleries and museums, Prehistoric peoples--Exhibitions

Collections: History, Entire Library

...Museum Director Max Hebditch. The new Prehistoric Gallery, opened just before Christmas...atmosphere, to involve visitors in real prehistoric life. Birds sing, lighting evokes sun-dappled...sequence, and relates what happened in prehistoric London to events world-wide -- the building...
3.

Avebury

Magazine article by Peter Fowler; History Today, Vol. 45, January 1995

Subjects:

Avebury, England--Historic sites, Historic districts--United Kingdom, Religion, Prehistoric--Buildings, facilities, etc.

Collections: Religious Studies, History, Entire Library

...Trust has quietly placed another tessera in the mosaic of Englands green and pleasant land. Cafe, manor and farm sparked a...please ring 0672 539250. FOR FURTHER READING: Aubrey Burl, Prehistoric Avebury (Yale University Press, 1979); Michael Hunter, John...
4.

The Land before London: Long before the Romans Built Their First Trading Post on the Banks of the River Thames, London Was Home to a Succession of Groups and Tribes Who Lived, Hunted and Worked in the Fertile Valley. over Time, the Traces of These Ancient Londoners Have Come to Light, and Now Form the Focus of a New Museum Gallery

Magazine article by Mark Honigsbaum; Geographical, Vol. 74, October 2002

Subjects:

London, England--History, Prehistoric peoples

Collections: Entire Library

...held together with rivets, is decorated in a style popular in England between 250-50 BC. Few burials of this period have been found...into rivers, streams and bogs * The Museum of Londons new prehistoric wing opens on October 18 at the Museum of London, London Wall...
5.

London before London

Magazine article by Jack Lohman; History Today, Vol. 52, November 2002

Subjects:

London, England--History, Museum of London (London, England)--Exhibitions, Prehistoric peoples

Collections: History, Entire Library

...before. The richest source of all for prehistoric artefacts has been the Thames. The river...imagination to the heart and soul of prehistoric London. Almost 400 objects recovered...describes herself floating above Londons prehistoric landscape as, from Marble Arch, she...

MORE MAGAZINE RESULTS: 1-10 11-20 21-30 31-40 41-50 >>

Newspaper Articles on: prehistoric england

868 results - MORE NEWSPAPER RESULTS: 1-10 11-20 21-30 31-40 41-50 >>

1.

Take Step Back to Prehistoric Times

Newspaper article; The Journal (Newcastle, England), December 3, 2005

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

Take Step Back to Prehistoric Times. Byline: By Robert Brooks...to go back to their roots, with a prehistoric activity day being staged tomorrow...kiln, pottery demonstrations, and prehistoric survival techniques such as spear-throwing...
2.

Prehistoric Past of Church Unearthed; Surprise Finds Span Thousands of Years

Newspaper article; The Journal (Newcastle, England), February 14, 2008

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

Prehistoric Past of Church Unearthed; Surprise Finds Span Thousands...church, which are thought to have been part of an early prehistoric burial cairn or ritual site. A line of similar boulders...Riding Mill in Northumberland, said: "It looks like a prehistoric site. We cant think of any other reason why these very...
3.

Brum Boffins Discover Lost Prehistoric World

Newspaper article; The Birmingham Post (England), April 23, 2007

Subjects:

University of Birmingham

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...World. Byline: By Joanna Geary A prehistoric land occupied by humans has been uncovered...000 square kilometres from the East of England to the Norwegian coast, was swallowed...Special on Channel 4 tomorrow at 9pm. A prehistoric world of man once existed beneath these...
4.

They Deserve the Chance to Be Happy; Grieving Mum Blasts 'Prehistoric' Attitudes towards Baby's Plight

Newspaper article; Daily Post (Liverpool, England), August 3, 2004

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...Chance to Be Happy; Grieving Mum Blasts Prehistoric Attitudes towards Babys Plight...accused a North Wales hospital of being ``prehistoric over its court bid to stop treating...described the hospitals attitude as prehistoric. ``We are utterly disgusted and our...
5.

Rumble in the Prehistoric Jungle; Get Me out of Here: D'Leh (Steven Strait) and Evolet (Camilla Belle)

Newspaper article; The Evening Standard (London, England), March 13, 2008

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

Rumble in the Prehistoric Jungle; Get Me out of Here: DLeh (Steven Strait) and Evolet (Camilla...legend," Omar Sharif intonesat the beginning of Roland Emmerichs prehistoric saga. Its a very short timeindeed as far as the film is concerned...

MORE NEWSPAPER RESULTS: 1-10 11-20 21-30 31-40 41-50 >>

Encyclopedia Articles on: prehistoric england

40 results - MORE ENCYCLOPEDIA RESULTS: 1-10 11-20 21-30 31-40

1.

Somerset , County, England

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...manufactured. Coal and limestone were once extracted. There are prehistoric remains at Cheddar and Glastonbury . At Bath , which...the legend of King Arthur, and Glastonbury is important in Englands religious legend and history. The churches of the county are...
2.

Norfolk , County, England

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...and light industries are also important. Numerous vestiges of habitation dating from prehistoric times remain. After the Anglo-Saxon invasion of England, Norfolk became a part of the kingdom of East Anglia , the home of the "north folk...
3.

Dorchester , Town, England

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...town (1991 pop. 13,734), county seat of Dorset, S central England. Dorchester is a busy agricultural market, especially for...Nearby is Maiden Castle, a fortification originally built in prehistoric times. In Roman times, Dorchester was called Durnovaria; Maumbury...
4.

Mansfield , City and District, England

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...England city (71,325) and district, Nottinghamshire, central England, on the western border of Sherwood Forest. The city lies in...Limestone and red and white sandstone are quarried nearby. Prehistoric cave dwellings are in the vicinity, as is a medieval church...
5.

Maiden Castle

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

MAIDEN CASTLE prehistoric fortress, Dorset, S England, near Dorchester. The finest earthwork in the British Isles, c.120 acres (50 hectares) in area, is there. Two sets of large-scale...

MORE ENCYCLOPEDIA RESULTS: 1-10 11-20 21-30 31-40

Newsletter | Privacy Policy | User Agreements | Questia School | About Us | Advertise with Us | Contact | FREE BOOKS

© 2008 - Questia Media America, Inc. All rights reserved. All service marks and trademarks are property of
Questia Media and its affiliates. Any advertising or navigational links included on this site are not necessarily
endorsed by the publishers or content providers whose mate