North Pennines from Prehistory to Present
By (author) Paul Frodsham By (author) Martin Green By (author) Greg Finch
Paperback (Published)
(November 2024)
ISBN: 9781803278513
8.07 x 11.42 inches
Price: $68.00
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The first comprehensive survey of the archaeology of the North Pennines, from Mesolithic to modern times. Traces of 10,000 years of human activity survive today, including flint scatters at Mesolithic campsites, earthworks of prehistoric and later settlements and field systems, and extensive remnants of the post-medieval ‘miner-farmer’ landscape.
The North Pennines from Prehistory to Present is the first comprehensive survey of the archaeology of the region, from Mesolithic to modern times. Sometimes described as ‘England’s last wilderness’, the area is a vast but relatively little-known swathe of the English northern uplands. It is a land of contrasts: lush green dales, high windswept moorland, purple with heather in late summer, turbulent rivers and dramatic crags. Traces of 10,000 years of human activity survive to be studied today, including flint scatters at Mesolithic campsites, earthworks of prehistoric and later settlements and field systems, and extensive remnants of the post-medieval ‘miner-farmer’ landscape. Aspects of the area’s past have been studied over many decades. Recently, since 2010, much new knowledge has been generated through the work of Altogether Archaeology. Initially a North Pennines Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) project, largely funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund, this has subsequently developed into an independent charitable community group. The authors of this volume have been involved in its work from the outset. This wide-ranging overview weaves together the results of projects by Altogether Archaeology and others. Lavishly illustrated, it includes numerous newly processed lidar images, demonstrating the value of lidar imagery in archaeological survey. It should appeal to the general reader interested in the area, as well as to students and specialists.
Foreword - Stewart Ainsworth Introduction Chapter 1: Mesolithic: c.10,000-4000 BC Chapter 2: Neolithic and Early Bronze Age: c.4000-1500 BC Chapter 3: Late Bronze Age and Iron Age: c. 1500 BC-AD 410 Chapter 4: Roman: c.AD 71-410 Chapter 5: Early Medieval: 410-1066 Chapter 6: Medieval: 1066-1540 Chapter 7: Post-Medieval:1540-2000 Chapter 8: Towards the Future Appendix A: Radiocarbon Dating Appendix B: Lidar Appendix C: Locations References Index,
Foreword – Stewart Ainsworth
Introduction
Chapter 1: Mesolithic: c.10,000–4000 BC
Chapter 2: Neolithic and Early Bronze Age: c.4000–1500 BC
Chapter 3: Late Bronze Age and Iron Age: c. 1500 BC–AD 410
Chapter 4: Roman: c.AD 71–410
Chapter 5: Early Medieval: 410–1066
Chapter 6: Medieval: 1066–1540
Chapter 7: Post-Medieval:1540–2000
Chapter 8: Towards the Future
Appendix A: Radiocarbon Dating
Appendix B: Lidar
Appendix C: Locations
References
Index
- By (author) Paul Frodsham
- By (author) Martin Green
- By (author) Greg Finch
"'[This volume] is an informed and illuminating tour though time and landscape, which offers so much more than ... I was expecting. It is welcome to see this distinct area get its own dedicated archaeology book... I recommend the book - and I recommend visiting the area to see it for yourself.' - Mark Brennand (2025): Current Archaeology 421"
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‘[This volume] is an informed and illuminating tour though time and landscape, which offers so much more than … I was expecting. It is welcome to see this distinct area get its own dedicated archaeology book… I recommend the book – and I recommend visiting the area to see it for yourself.’ – Mark Brennand (2025): Current Archaeology 421
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