Further reading

The Creation of Monuments: Neolithic causewayed enclosures in the British Isles by Alastair Oswald, Carolyn Dyer and Martyn Barber (English Heritage, 2001) hardback £30
Causewayed enclosures are among the oldest of our ancient monuments. This book presents a synthesis of the current knowledge from recent archaeological findings and aerial surveys across the British Isles.

Neolithic Britain and Ireland by Caroline Malone (Tempus, 2001) paperback £10.75
Well-illustrated guide covering how Neolithic people lived off the land; domestic settlements; causewayed enclosures; burials and tombs; monumental landscapes (including henges and circles); artefacts, technology and craftsmen; and the 'neolithic achievement' in developing the new skills and customs that led to 'new levels of social complexity'.

Prehistoric Settlements by Robert Bewley (Tempus, 2003) paperback £17.99
This book traces the variety and development of prehistoric settlements in Britain through 8,000 years, from the hunter-gatherers of the Mesolithic to the tribes of the Iron Age in the years before the Roman invasion. Examining key sites such as Star Carr, Bodmin Moor, the Dartmoor reaves, and hillforts and farmsteads, Bewley concentrates on two central themes: the close relationship between the individual settlement site and the wider landscape; and the ways in which archaeologists discover, interpret, and reinterpret prehistoric settlements.

The Significance of Monuments by Richard Bradley (Routledge, 1998)
The author traces the history of Neolithic and Bronze-Age burial mounds, henges, stone circles and barrows since their first appearance 6,000 years or more ago. He provides insights into what they might have meant to, and their role in the lives of, prehistoric people in Europe.

Understanding the Neolithic by Julian Thomas (Routledge, 1999) paperback £22.99
Julian Thomas presents a sometimes controversial investigation of the period 4000-2200 BC. Whilst examining the archaeological evidence of the period, the book challenges the assumptions and prejudices that have shaped archaeologists' accounts of the distant past and presents fresh interpretations informed by social theory, anthropology and other disciplines.

Farmers in Prehistoric Britain by Francis Pryor (Tempus, 1998) hardback £18.99
Wearing both his hats as archaeologist and farmer, Pryor has produced an empathic work on the life and methods of prehistoric farmers. Often what survives is just a few cropmarks, but this work brings what is now obscure into vivid reality.

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