Posts Tagged ‘archaeology’
The Neolithic Package by Jim Snee
The beginning of the Neolithic represents one of the most significant changes in human economy and lifestyle in history, and yet there is no real certainty about how it came…
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It is very hard in archaeology, particularly in prehistory, to point to an exact date when something started or finished. The best we can do is give a date for…
Read MoreBone Needles in a Giant Haystack by Jim Snee
So far we have talked about the Mesolithic in quite general terms and not discussed any Lincolnshire sites in detail. This is because our knowledge of the Mesolithic tends to…
Read MoreA New World by Jim Snee
The millennia that followed the last period of glaciation over northern England was a time of significant environmental change. As temperatures rose, the ice retreated further to the north and…
Read MoreChanges in Technology, Changes in Society by Jim Snee
In 1816, Christian Jürgensen Thomsen was appointed to curate Danish Royal Commission for the Collection and Preservation of Antiquities’ first exhibition. After careful study he displayed the objects by period,…
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