British Barrows - A Record of Examination of Sepulchral Mounds in Various Parts of

First published in 1877, this is a detailed and illustrated account of some 230 excavations of Bronze Age burial mounds.

List of contents

Preface; Introduction; Part I. Barrows: 1. Yorkshire, East Riding; 2. Yorkshire, North Riding; 3. Yorkshire, West Riding; 4. Cumberland; 5. Westmoreland; 6. Northumberland; 7. Durham; 8. Gloucestershire; 9. Table of barrows; Part II. Long Barrows; Appendices; Index.

Summary

First published in 1877, this is a detailed account of some 230 Bronze Age burial mounds, largely in the East Riding of Yorkshire, by the archaeologist William Greenwell (1820–1918). Accompanying the survey are contributions by the respected physician George Rolleston (1829–81) describing the skulls found in these barrows.

Product details

• Authors: William Greenwell, Greenwell William, George Rolleston
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 20.11.2014
• EAN: 9781108078641
• ISBN: 978-1-108-07864-1
• No. of pages: 780
• Series: Cambridge Library Collection -; Cambridge Library Collection - Archaeology
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; Humanities, art, music > History; Non-fiction book > History > Pre and early history, antiquity; England, prehistory, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology, Archaeology by period / region, Prehistoric archaeology