Crossing Crawford's conceptual divide: monumental linear earthworks in later prehistoric and early medieval Britain

Moore, Tom; Reynolds, Andrew; Garland, Nicky; Harris, Barney

Abstract

In its early decades, Antiquity regularly featured the subject of linear earthworks that criss-cross the British landscape. Subsequently, however, discussion has been largely relegated to period-specific and local journals. As a result, interpretations of these imposing but often poorly dated earthworks have been drawn in the contrasting research traditions of later prehistory and the early medieval period. Here, the authors propose a comparative dialogue as a means for reinterpreting these landscape features, and as a lens through which to explore social complexity. Combined with advances in archaeometrical dating, this new approach promises to reinvigorate the study of some of Britain's largest archaeological monuments.

Citation

Moore, T., Reynolds, A., Garland, N., & Harris, B. (2023). Crossing Crawford's conceptual divide: monumental linear earthworks in later prehistoric and early medieval Britain. Antiquity, https://doi.org/10.15184/aqy.2023.117

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Jul 25, 2023
• Online Publication Date: Aug 29, 2023
• Publication Date: 2023
• Deposit Date: Aug 30, 2023
• Publicly Available Date: Aug 30, 2023
• Journal: Antiquity
• Print ISSN: 0003-598X
• Electronic ISSN: 1745-1744
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.15184/aqy.2023.117
• Keywords: General Arts and Humanities; Archeology
• Public URL: https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1726996