Neolithic Tombs of Wales

Disgrifiad Cymraeg / Welsh Description

Y cofnod diweddaraf o'r cyfnod Neolithig yng Nghymru, trwy gyfrwng archwiliad manwl o siambrau claddu a chofebau. Mae'r awdur yn cydnabod y cafodd o leiaf 250 o leoliadau eu defnyddio yng Nghymru dros gyfnod o 2,000 o flynyddoedd o 4000 hyd 2000 COG.

Disgrifiad Saesneg / English Description

Provides an up-to-date account of the Neolithic period in Wales, through a detailed exploration of its chambered tombs and monuments. The author identifies that at least 250 such sites were in use in Wales over a 2,000-year period from 4000 to 2000 BCE.

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Bywgraffiad yr Awdur / Author Biography

Dr George Nash is an Associate Professor at the University of Coimbra, Portugal, and an Honorary Researcher within the department of archaeology, classics and Egyptology, University of Liverpool. Dr Nash has directed excavations at many Neolithic burial-ritual monuments and is the author of numerous books on the Neolithic and prehistoric and contemporary rock art.

Adolygiad y Cyhoeddwr / Publisher Review

Following recent site analysis, this book presents the latest knowledge and understanding of monument construction, burial practices and rites during this period. Describing over 100 Neolithic burial-ritual sites throughout Wales that have significant remains, this book divides the country into eight areas and examines the various regional architectural styles used to venerate and house their dead. The author describes the five different styles of chambered tombs – Portal Dolmens, the Cotswold-Severn Tradition, Passage Graves, Gallery Graves and Earth-Fast monuments – and why these different styles developed in the way and locations they did. Richly illustrated with photographs, drawings and maps, this important and thought-provoking book provides startling insights and greater understanding of these enigmatic and spiritual sites.