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Residues at the Neolithic flint extraction site at Den of Boddam, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Papers representing the Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference of the UISPP Commission on Flint Mining in Pre- and Protohistoric Times (Madrid, 14-17 October 2009). Contents: 1) Setting the Context. A brief introduction to the Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference of the UISPP Commission on Flint mining in Pre-...Saville, Alan
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Speculating on the significance of an axehead and a bead from Luce Sands, Dumfries & Galloway, South-West Scotland.
This volume of edited papers is dedicated to Peter Woodman in celebration of his contribution to archaeology, providing a glimpse of the many ways in which he has touched the lives of so many. The 21 papers cover many aspects of predominately Mesolithic archaeology in Ireland, mainland Britain and North-west...Saville, Alan
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Flint extraction and processing from secondary flint deposits in the north-east of Scotland in the Neolithic period
Papers from the Flint Mining in Prehistoric Europe session held at European Association of Archaeologists 12th Annual Meeting Cracow, Poland, 19th-24th September 2006. Contents: 1) Flint extraction and processing from secondary flint deposits in the north-east of Scotland in the Neolithic period (Alan Saville); 2) Flint working at the early...Saville, Alan
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Saville, Alan
Archaeology, Excavation, Chert, Dorset , Neolithic, and Flint
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Mary Boyle (1881-1974): the Abbé Breuil’s faithful fellow-worker
This paper looks at the life and work of Mary Elizabeth Boyle, a Scotswoman and poet who by chance found her way into archaeology, firstly through meeting and working with Miles Burkitt and then, most importantly, by her encounter in 1920 with the Abbé Henri Breuil, the famous French prehistorian,...Saville, Alan
Henri Breuil, history of archaeology, Miles Burkitt, Scottish poetry, prehistoric art, and Mary Boyle
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A Neolithic carved stone ball from Scotland, acquired by Sir John Lubbock (Lord Avebury), with comments on the Scottish connections of Lubbock and his collection
A previously unpublished Neolithic carved stone ball from Aberdeenshire, Scotland, is described. This intricately decorated object formed part of tht collection of Sir John Lubbock (Lord Avebury) and is now housed at the Bromley Museum, Orpington, Greater London. The intrinsic importance of this ball is discussed and its interest is...Saville, Alan
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