Neolithic Houses in Northwest Europe and Beyond (Neolithic Studies Group Seminar Papers 1, Oxbow Monograph, 57)

A digital reprint which makes available again the first publication of the Neolithic Studies Group, containing papers given to a special colloquium on the `structures' of Neolithic Europe. Contributions include: Neolithic houses in mainland Britain and Ireland - a skeptical view (Julian Thomas); Houses in context: Building as process (Alasdair Whitlle); A Central European Perspective (Jonathon Last); Neolithic houses in Ireland (Eoin Grogan); Neolithic buildings in Scotland (Gordon Barclay); Neolithic buildings in England, Wales and the Isle of Man (Tim Darvill); Mesolithic or later houses at Bowmans Farm, Romsey Extra, Hampshire (Francis Green); Ballygalley houses, co.Antrim (Derek Simpson); Later Neolthic Structires at Trelystan, Powys (Alex Gibson); Life, times and works of House 59, Tell Ovcharovo, Bulgaria (Douglass Bailey); Structure ans ritual in Neolithic houses (Peter Topping); Architecture and Cosmology in the Balinese house: life is not that simple (Colin Richards); Houses in the Neolithic imagination: an Amazonian Example (Christine Hugh-Jones). Table of Contents Foreword by the Co-ordinators of the Neolithic Studies Group Abbreviations Preface and acknowledgements List of Contributors 1. Neolithic houses in mainland Britain and Ireland - A sceptical view ( Julian Thomas ) 2. Houses in context: Buildings as process ( Alasdair Whittle ) 3. Neolithic houses - A central European perspective ( Jonathan Last ) 4. Neolithic houses in Ireland ( Eoin Grogan ) 5. Neolithic buildings in Scotland ( Gordan J Barclay ) 6. Neolithic buidings in England, Wales and the Isle of Man ( Timothy Darvill ) 7. Nesolithic or later houses at Bowmans Farm, Romsey Extra, Hampshire, England? ( Francis J Green ) 8.Ballygalley houses, Co. Antrim, Ireland ( Derek Simpson ) 9. The later Neolithic structures at Trelystan, Powys, Wales: Ten years on ( Alex Gibson ) 10. The life, times and works of House 59, Tell Ovcharovo, Bulgaria ( Douglass W Bailey ) 11. Structure and ritual in the Neolithic house: Some examples from Britain and Ireland ( Peter Topping ) 12. Life is not that simple: Architecture and cosmology in the Balinese house ( Colin Richards ) 13. Houses in the Neolithic imagination: An Amazonian example ( Chrisitine Hugh-Jones ) Bibliography This publication from the Neolithic Studies Group, looks at the structure and social meaning of Neolithic houses. The majority of these papers were presented in 1992 at a special seminar entitled 'Neolithic Houses: Fact or Fiction?'. The first ever publication of the Neolithic Studies Group, containing papers on the s̀tructures' of Neolithic Europe.Contributions include: Neolithic houses in mainland Britain and Ireland - a sceptical view (Julian Thomas); Houses in context: Building as process (Alasdair Whitlle); A Central European Perspective (Jonathon Last); Neolithic houses in Ireland (Eoin Grogan); Neolithic buildings in Scotland (Gordon Barclay); Neolithic buildings in England, Wales and the Isle of Man (Tim Darvill); Mesolithic or later houses at Bowmans Farm, Romsey Extra, Hampshire (Francis Green); Ballygalley houses, co.Antrim (Derek Simpson); Later Neolthic Structires at Trelystan, Powys (Alex Gibson); Life, times and works of House 59, Tell Ovcharovo, Bulgaria (Douglass Bailey); Structure ans ritual in Neolithic houses (Peter Topping); Architecture and Cosmology in the Balinese house: life is not that simple (Colin Richards); Houses in the Neolithic imagination: an Amazonian Example (Christine Hugh-Jones) Foreword 6 Contents 8 Abbreviations 9 Preface and acknowledgements 10 List of Contributors 11 1 Neolithic houses in mainland Britain and Ireland - A sceptical view 12 2 Houses in context: Buildings as process 24 3 Neolithic houses - A central European perspective 38 4 Neolithic houses in Ireland 52 5 Neolithic buildings in Scotland 72 6 Neolithic buildings in England, Wales and the Isle of Man 88 7 Mesolithic or later houses at Bowmans Farm, Romsey Extra,Hampshire, England? 124 8 Ballygalley houses, Co. Antrim, Ireland 134 9 The later Neolithic structures at Trelystan, Powys, Wales: Ten years on 144 10 The life, times and works of House 59, Tell Ovcharovo, Bulgaria 154 11 Structure and ritual in the Neolithic house: Some examples from Britain and Ireland 168 12 Life is not that simple: Architecture and cosmology in the Balinese house 182 13 Houses in the Neolithic imagination: An Amazonian example 196 Bibliography 206