Title Woodland in the Neolithic of Northern Europe : the forest as ancestor / Gordon Noble

Published Cambridge, United Kingdom : Cambridge University Press, 2016

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Description 1 online resource Contents Machine generated contents note: Preface; 1. Introduction: engaging with the environment; 2. The forest in the Neolithic of northern Europe; 3. Altering the environment; 4. The woodland landscape; 5. The forest as architecture; 6. The environment as ancestor: timber monumentality; 7. Extending roots: conclusions; Bibliography; Index Summary "The Neolithic period is one of the great transformations in human history - when agriculture first began and dramatic changes occurred in human society. These changes occurred in environments that were radically different to those that exist today, and in northern Europe many landscapes would have been dominated by woodland. Yet wood and woodland rarely figures in the minds of many archaeologists, and it plays no part in the traditional Three Age system that has defined the frameworks of European prehistory. This book explores how human-environment relations altered with the beginnings of farming, and how the Neolithic in northern Europe was made possible through new ways of living in and understanding the environment. Drawing on a broad range of evidence, from pollen data and stone axes to the remains of timber monuments and settlements, the book analyzes the relationship between people, their material culture, and their woodland environment"-- Provided by publisher "The Neolithic period is one of the great transformations in human history - when agriculture first began and dramatic changes occurred in human society. These changes occurred in environments that were radically different to those that exist today and in northern Europe many landscapes would have been dominated by woodland. Yet wood and woodland rarely figures in the minds of many archaeologists and it plays no part in the traditional Three Age system that has defined the frameworks of European prehistory. This book explores how human-environment relations altered with the beginnings of farming and how the Neolithic in northern Europe was made possible through new ways of living in and understanding the environment. Drawing on a broad range of evidence, from pollen data to stone axes to the remains of timber monuments and settlements, the book analyzes the relationship between people, their material culture, and their woodland environment"-- Provided by publisher Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Print version record Subject Neolithic period -- Europe, Northern Agriculture, Prehistoric -- Europe, Northern Forests and forestry -- Europe, Northern SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Archaeology. HISTORY -- Ancient -- General. Agriculture, Prehistoric Antiquities Forests and forestry Neolithic period SUBJECT Europe, Northern -- Antiquities. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh00009808 Subject Northern Europe Form Electronic book ISBN 9781316726433 1316726436 9781316724637 1316724638 1316725839 9781316725832 9781316672006 131667200X

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