Land, Power and Prestige Bronze Age Field Systems in Southern England
A major phase of economic expansion occurred in southern England during the second and early first millennium BC, accompanied by a fundamental shift in regional power and wealth towards the eastern lowlands. This book offers a synthesis of available data on Bronze Age lowland field systems in Englan...
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Historic England
2007
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