LEADER 02772nam 22004813a 450 001 9910583598403321 005 20230120090642.0 010 $a1-78297-424-5 035 $a(CKB)4100000007153240 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC6395820 035 $a(ScCtBLL)0d537e16-15f7-4e89-b145-ef8df8e36f82 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC6997637 035 $a(EXLCZ)994100000007153240 100 $a20211214i20072020 uu 101 0 $aeng 135 $auru|||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 00$aLand, Power and Prestige : $eBronze Age Field Systems in Southern England /$fDavid T. Yates 210 1$a[s.l.] :$cHistoric England,$d2007. 215 $a1 online resource (1 p.) 311 $a1-84217-231-X 327 $a1. Introduction -- 2. The range of evidence -- 3. The straits of Dover and the Thames Estuary -- 4. The London Basin -- 5. The upper Thames Valley -- 6. The Sussex Coast, downlands and weald -- 7. The Solent Basin -- 8. The west country -- 9. The North Sea Coast -- 10. Into the fens -- 11. The Severn and Avon Vales -- 12. Patterns in the land -- 13. Symbolism and subtleties -- 14. Competitive exploration : excavation priorities 330 $aA major phase of economic expansion occurred in southern England during the second and early first millennium BC, accompanied by a fundamental shift in regional power and wealth towards the eastern lowlands. This book offers a synthesis of available data on Bronze Age lowland field systems in England, including a gazetteer of sites. The research demonstrates the importance of large-scale animal husbandry in the mixed farming regimes as evidenced in the design of the field systems which incorporate droveways, stock proof fencing, watering holes, cow pens, sheep races and gateways for stockhandling. It is argued that the field systems represented a form of conspicuous production, an "intensification" of agrarian endeavour or a statement of intent, to be understood in relation to the maintenance, display and promotion of hierarchical social systems involved in exchange with their counterparts across the English Channel. 606 $aHistory / Europe / Great Britain$2bisacsh 606 $aHistory / Ancient$2bisacsh 606 $aHistory 607 $aEngland, Southern$xAntiquities 607 $aSouthern England$2fast 607 $aEngland$zSu?d$2gnd 607 $aStorbritannien$zEngland$2sao 615 7$aHistory / Europe / Great Britain 615 7$aHistory / Ancient 615 0$aHistory 676 $a630.93622 700 $aYates$b David T$01250466 801 0$bScCtBLL 801 1$bScCtBLL 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910583598403321 996 $aLand, Power and Prestige$92898050 997 $aUNINA