Format: Paperback
Pages: 256
ISBN: 9781789256611
Pub Date: 15 May 2021
Imprint: Oxbow Books
Series: Oxbow Insights in Archaeology
Illustrations: B/w
Description:
The Great Houses of the prehistoric and early medieval periods were enormous structures whose forms were modelled on those of domestic dwellings. Most were built of wood rather than stone; they were used over comparatively short periods; they were frequently replaced in the same positions; and some were associated with exceptional groups of artefacts. Their construction made considerable demands on human labour and approached the limits of what was possible at the time.