LEADER 04513nam 2200661 a 450 001 9910142965703321 005 20230721021447.0 010 $a1-282-12416-1 010 $a9786612124167 010 $a1-4443-0291-4 010 $a1-4443-0292-2 035 $a(CKB)1000000000754797 035 $a(StDuBDS)AH4283867 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000131937 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11937074 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000131937 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10027529 035 $a(PQKB)10384695 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC437550 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL437550 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10313647 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL212416 035 $a(OCoLC)424693766 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000754797 100 $a20071012d2008 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aCreating prehistory$b[electronic resource] $eDruids, ley hunters and archaeologists in pre-war Britain /$fAdam Stout 210 $aMalden, MA ;$aOxford $cBlackwell$d2008 215 $a1 online resource (304 p. ) $cill., maps 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 $a1-4051-5505-1 311 $a1-4051-5504-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [280]-303) and index. 327 $aManufacturing the past : the Victorian background -- Establishing the discipline -- Containing the amateurs -- Making progress -- The politics of socialism -- The diffusion heresy : nurture and the primitive -- Establishing diffusion -- A clash of narratives : diffusion and the archaeologists -- The esoteric revival -- The universal bond -- Stonehenge : a mecca of Celtic idealism -- The aesthetics of order -- The old straight track -- The straight track postal club -- Straight track to beyond -- Visions of civilization. 330 $a'Creating Prehistory' investigates the origins of professional archaeology in Britain during the inter-war period. The text addresses the ongoing debates of the significance of sites such as Stonehenge, Avebury, and Maiden Castle. 330 $bCreating Prehistory deals even-handedly and sympathetically with the creation of several different sorts of prehistory during the volatile period between the two World Wars. Investigates the origins of professional archaeology in Britain during the inter-war period Brings to life many fascinating and controversial personalities and their creeds, including the archaeologists O. G. S. Crawford, Mortimer Wheeler and Gordon Childe; Grafton Elliot Smith and W. H. R. Rivers (of 'Regeneration' fame); Alfred Watkins and The Old Straight Track; and the thunderous George Watson Macgregor Reid, who brought the Druids back to Stonehenge Examines the production of archaeological knowledge as a social process, and the relationship between personalities, institutions, ideology, and power Addresses the ongoing debates of the significance of sites such as Stonehenge, Avebury, and Maiden Castle In this highly original account, Adam Stout demonstrates for the first time how a generation of determined and scientifically minded young archaeologists succeeded in creating the discipline of today. Creating Prehistory deals even-handedly and sympathetically with the creation of several different sorts of prehistory during the volatile period between the two World Wars. The author weaves a fascinating tale of the personalities and institutions involved in the development of archaeology and the marginalization of its competitors. He investigates the influence of the Diffusionists and their much-neglected pacifism, the controversial reappearance of the Druids at Stonehenge, and the sensational popularity of The Old Straight Track . This book is a must-read for anyone interested in today's fascination with the prehistoric past. 606 $aAnthropology$zGreat Britain$xHistory$y20th century 606 $aArchaeology$zGreat Britain$xHistory$y20th century 606 $aPrehistoric peoples$zGreat Britain 606 $aAntiquities, Prehistoric$zGreat Britain 607 $aGreat Britain$xAntiquities 615 0$aAnthropology$xHistory 615 0$aArchaeology$xHistory 615 0$aPrehistoric peoples 615 0$aAntiquities, Prehistoric 676 $a936.1 700 $aStout$b Adam$0946690 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910142965703321 996 $aCreating prehistory$92138897 997 $aUNINA