The object of this booklet is to consider briefly the present state and future direction of British field research in archaeology, for the Prehistoric and Early Historic periods which may conveniently be taken together to form a first Part of such a work. It will be followed in due course by a second Part, which will cover likewise the later Pre-Conquest, Medieval, and Post-Medieval periods.
Author(s): Christopher Hawkes, Stuart Piggot (eds.)
Series: CBA Occasional Papers, 1
Publisher: The Council for British Archaeology
Year: 1948
Language: English
Pages: 120
City: London
Introduction (pp 9-11)
Chapter 1 - Survey of the Present Position in British Prehistoric and Early Historic Archeology
The Palaeolithic Age
Introduction: the 'Eolithic question (pp 13-14)
A. Geological aspects (pp 14-18)
B. Archaeological aspects (pp 19-25)
The Mesolithic Age
A. General and environmental (pp 26-27)
B. Archaeological (pp 27-28)
The Neolithic Age (beginning about 2500 B.C.) (pp 28-31)
The Bronze Age
The Early Bronze Age (beginning about 1900-1800 B.C.) (pp 32-35)
The Middle Bronze Age (beginning about 1400 B.C.) (pp 35-36)
The Late Bronze Age (beginning about 1000 B.C.) (pp 36-40)
General (pp 40-41)
The Early Iron Age
Iron Age A (beginning about 450-400 B.C.) (pp 41-45)
Iron Age B (beginning at regionally various dates, from about 250 B.C.) (pp 45-52)
Iron Age C (beginning about 75 and 50 B.C.) (pp 52-55)
Industry and trade (pp 55-56)
The Age of the Roman Occupation
A. The military zone of Roman Britain (pp 57-62)
B. The civil area of Roman Britain (pp 62-67)
C. Scotland outside the Roman Frontier (p 68)
The Post-Roman and Anglo-Saxon Age, to the Seventh Century
A. Scotland (pp 68-69)
B. Wales (pp 69-72)
C. 'Sub-Roman' Britain (pp 72-74)
D. Anglo-Saxon England (pp 75-78)
Chapter II - Outstanding Problems in British Prehistoric and Early Historic Archaeology: Policy and Recommendations for Field Research
The Palaeolithic Age
The 'Eolithic question' (p 79)
A. Geological aspects (pp 79-80)
B. Archaeological aspects (pp 80-82)
The Mesolithic Age (pp 83-84)
The Neolithic Age (pp 84-88)
The Bronze Age (pp 88-93)
The Early Iron Age (pp 94-99)
The Age of the Roman Occupation
A. The military zone of Roman Britain (pp 100-102)
B. The civil area of Roman Britain (pp 102-104)
C. Scotland outside the Roman Frontier (pp 104-107)
The Post-Roman and Anglo-Saxon Age, to the Seventh Century
A. Scotland (p 107)
B. Wales (pp 108-111)
C. 'Sub-Roman' Britain (pp 111-112)
D. Anglo-Saxon England (pp 112-120)
