Catalogue of the Mesolithic and Neolithic Collections at the National Museums and Galleries of WalesThis catalogue of prehistoric material in Welsh collections is intended to provide a rich resource for future research into life in Wales between the Ice Age and the end of the Stone Age. The catalogue of lithics, pottery and bone, is presented by region, accompanied by maps but no illustrations of the objects themselves. The first third of the study presents a chronological overview of the type of evidence found in Wales, including settlements, monuments and cave sites as well as environmental and material finds. It is this part of the book that contains many fine illustrations of the objects themselves. The catalogue not only provides evidence on the finds but also a wealth of information on the archaeological sites of prehistoric Wales. Includes a list of sites and a full bibliography. |
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 1 |
The Early MeSOLITHIC C 9200 7500CAL BC | 9 |
THE LATE MESOLITHIC C 7500 4000CAL BC | 17 |
THE NEOLITHIC | 27 |
THE END OF THE STONE AGE | 103 |
CATALOGUE | 112 |
BIBLIOGRAPHY | 351 |
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Common terms and phrases
Anglesey Archaeologia Cambrensis artefacts BLAENRHONDDA Board of Celtic Brecknockshire cairn Caldey Island Cave Celtic Studies chambered tomb Clough and Cummins Clwyd cores details Additional reference details Designated details Found Donor Acc DP Webley Dunn Dyfed earlier Neolithic bowl Early Bronze Age Early Mesolithic EVENJOBB excavation Finds Neolithic Finds Prehistoric flake Further details Additional Further details Figure Further details Reference Gibson Glamorgan Finds Prehistoric Glamorgan Site details Glamorgan SS Grimes Grooved Ware Group VII Gwent Gwynedd knife Late Mesolithic Later material later Neolithic leaf-shaped arrowhead Lithics Loan Acc Mesolithic microburins microlith Mid Glamorgan Monmouthshire Museum MYNYDD NMGW accession register NMGW collections note with finds pebble Pembrokeshire Pembrokeshire Site details pieces of debitage PJ Shepherd polished flint axe polished stone axe pottery Powys Radnorshire Radnorshire Site details recovered retouched piece Savory scrapers serrated piece Site details South Glamorgan Stanton stone axe Group transverse arrowhead utilised piece West Glamorgan whilst