A Re-Interpretation of the Later Bronze Age Metalwork Hoards of Essex and Kent (2 vols)

This book comprises of two volumes. Volume 1 is 164 pages and Volume 2 is 366 pages. Front Cover: Volume I Title Page: Volume I Copyright Contents Foreword List of Figures List of Tables Chapter 1. Hawkes’ 1960 Scheme for the British Bronze Age, and its Implicationsfor the Study of Later Bronze Age Metalwork Hoards Chapter 2. The Classification of Bronze Age Metalwork Chapter 3. More Recent Debate Chapter 4. An Evaluation of Traditional and Contemporary Interpretations for the ‘Carp’s Tongue’ Hoards Chapter 5. The ‘Carp’s Tongue’ Hoards: Their Structure and the Fragmentation Processes Evident in Their Contents Chapter 6. ‘Founders Hoards’ and the Metalworking Process in its Social Context Chapter 7. The Wider View and Conclusions Appendix 1. Decorative Forms Encountered on South-Eastern Type Socketed Axes Appendix 2. The Incidence of Casting Defects Amongst Items Included in the Hoards Studied Appendix 3. A List of the Later Bronze Age Metalwork Hoards of Essex and Kent Bibliography Front Cover: Volume II Title Page: Volume II Copyright Contents List of Illustrations i. Essex The Aveley Hoard (Ref. No. 01) The Grays Thurrock I Hoard (Ref. No. 02) The Grays Thurrock II Hoard (Ref. No. 03) The Leigh I Hoard (Ref. No. 04) The Leigh II Hoard (Ref. No. 05) The Shoebury I Hoard (Ref. No. 06) The Shoebury II Hoard (Ref. No. 07) The Shoebury III Hoard (‘Shoeburyness’) (Ref. No. 08) The Southchurch I Hoard (Ref. No. 09) The Southchurch II Hoard (‘Near Southchurch’) (Ref. No. 10) The Vange Hoard (Basildon) (Ref. No. 11) ii. Kent The All Hallows I (Little Coombe Farm) (Ref. No. 12) The All Hallows II Hoard (Home Wood Farm) (Ref. No. 13) The Aylesford Hoard (Ref. No. 14) The Bexley Heath Hoard (Ref. No. 15) The Borstal Hoard (Ref. No. 16) The Cliffe-at-Hoo Hoard (Ref. No. 17) The Dartford Hoard (Ref. No. 18) The Minnis Bay Hoard (Ref. No. 19) The Minster Hoard (Ref. No. 20) The Stoke-at-Hoo Hoard (Ref. No. 21) The Sturry Hoard (Ref. No. 22) The Whitstable (Swalecliffe) Hoard (Ref. No. 23) Illustrations