Download or read book Early Bronze Age Round Barrows of the Anglo-Welsh Border written by Neal Johnson and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thisresearch focuses on the Early Bronze Age round barrows of the central andnorthern Anglo-Welsh borderlands. Contextualisation of the barrows is providedby a discussion of the archaeology of the Late Neolithic and Early Bronze Agein the study area. Existing classificatory schemes for barrows and cairns arecritically analysed and the variety of taphonomic factors that are likely tohave influenced the distribution of these monuments today is reviewed. Thetopographical context of a series of barrow clusters is examined in detail todemonstrate subtle but important differences in how these monuments were placedin the landscape. The study provides theoretical insights into the role ofbarrows and cairns. These are seen not solely as mortuary monuments, but as'interventions' in the landscape that gave material form to particular socialconcerns through the manipulation of significant materials in special places.