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Causewayed Camps and Early Neolithic Economies in Central Southern England

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 May 2014

Graeme Barker  and
Derrick Webley
Graeme Barker
Affiliation:
Department of Prehistory and Archaeology, Sheffield University
Derrick Webley
Affiliation:
Agricultural Development and Advisory Service, Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Wales
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Summary

This paper is a study of the location of several causewayed camps in central southern England. We first discuss their contemporary environment, the cultivation technology of the early neolithic farmers, and the implications of this technology for land use. We conclude from soil studies that all except one of the sites examined were in pastoral situations, although the seasonality of the pasture varied between the sites. On the basis of the location studies and our earlier arguments, we put forward a model of early neolithic land use in the area as an alternative to the traditional brandwirtschaft model.

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Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society , Volume 44 , December 1978 , pp. 161 - 186
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Copyright © The Prehistoric Society 1978

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