Stuart P Needham

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Claimed by the Sea: Salcombe, Langdon Bay, and Other Marine Finds of the Bronze AgePaperback, 30 June 2013

Claimed by the Sea: Salcombe, Langdon Bay, and Other Marine Finds of the Bronze Age
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Part of Series
CBA Research Report
Part of Series
Council for British Archaeology Research Reports
Print Length
240 pages
Language
English
Publisher
Council for British Archaeology
Date Published
30 Jun 2013
ISBN-10
1902771958
ISBN-13
9781902771953

Description

First discovered by sport divers in the 1970s, the two remarkable seabed finds of prehistoric bronze metalwork described here quickly became a testing ground for the new discipline of underwater archaeology, initially under the leadership of the pioneering maritime archaeologist Keith Muckelroy. A haul of 361 bronzes from Langdon Bay, Kent, represents one of the largest deposits from Bronze Age Europe. Dating to the thirteenth century BC, the collection is diverse in character and originates in various parts of western Europe and the British Isles. The assemblage from Salcombe, Devon covered here is of similar date with a unique combination of types and materials; further finds have since been made at this site.
Neither site having yielded any ship's remains, all possible mechanisms for deposition are reviewed, including erosion of coastal deposits and ritual deposition at sea. Extensive comparative analysis favours the conclusion that the unparalleled Langdon Bay and Salcombe assemblages represent material spilled or jettisoned from boats in trouble.
For the first time, maritime archaeologists, period specialists, scientists and coastal geomorphologists, bring together research on these two exceptional sites: history of discovery, evaluation of context and character, detailed scientific analyses and a fully illustrated catalogue. Nineteen further marine finds of Bronze Age metalwork are also documented, models for seaborne exchange are reconsidered and cultural attitudes to the terre/mare interface are discussed.

Product Details

Authors:
Stuart P NeedhamDave ParhamCatherine J Frieman
Book Format:
Paperback
Country of Origin:
GB
Date Published:
30 June 2013
Dimensions:
29.39 x 21.01 x 1.6 cm
ISBN-10:
1902771958
ISBN-13:
9781902771953
Language:
English
Pages:
240
Weight:
929.86 gm

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