Proceedingsof the

PREHISTORIC SOCIETYfor 19 65

(New Series, Vol. XXXI)Edited by Prof. J. G. D. CLARK, ScD., F.B.A., F.S.A.

University Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Downing Street, Cambridgeassisted by

JOHN COLES, Ph.D., F.S.A. and Prof. S. PIGGOTT, D.LItt.Hum., F.B.A., F.S.A.

Page1. The Boats from North Ferriby, Yorkshire, England, wi th a review of the origins of the

• sewn boats of the Bronze Age. By £. V. Wright and D. M. Churchill - - I

2. The Distribution of Jade Axes in Europe with a supplement to the catalogue of thosefrom the British Isles. By W. Campbell Smith - - - - - - 25

3. The Excavation of a Neolithic Round Barrow at Pitnacree, Perthshire, Scotland.By John M. Coles and D. D. A. Simpson - - - - - - - 3 4

4. Radiocarbon Dating and the Expansion of Farming Cu l tu re f rom the Near East overEurope. By J. G. D. Clark - - - - - - - - - 58-

5. The Kitchen Midden Site at Wes tward H o ! , Devon, England: ecology, age, andrelat ion t o changes in land and sea level. By D. M. Churchill and J. J. Wyrner 74

6. A Mesolithic Site on Iping Common , Sussex, England. By P. A. M. Keef, J. J. Wymerand G. W. Dimbleby - - - - - - - - - - Q5

7. The Origin and Development of the Broch and Wheelhouse Building Cultures of theScottish Iron Age. By Euan W. MacKie _ _ _ _ _ _ 93

8. Archaeological and Geomorphological Investigations on Mt. Moffatt Station,Queensland, Australia. By D. J. Mulvaney and £. B. Joyce - - 147

9. The Greek Mainland, c. 1150—c. 1000 B.C. By Vincent Desborough - - - 21310. Barbarian Europe and Early Iron Age Greece. By A. M. Snodgrass - - 229

11. T h e A y l e s f o r d - S w a r l i n g C u l t u r e : T h e P r o b l e m o f t h e B e l g a e r e c o n s i d e r e d . B y Ann

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THE PREHISTORIC SOCIETY

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Proceedingsof the

PREHISTORIC SOCIETYfor 19 65

New Series, Vol. XXXI

Edited by Prof. J. G. D. CLARK, Sc.D., F.B.A., F.S.A.

assisted by

JOHN COLES, Ph.D., F.S.A. and Prof. S. PIGGOTT, D.Litt.Hum., F.B.A., F.S.A.

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CONTENTSPROCEEDINGS OF THE PREHISTORIC SOCIETY:

New Series, Vol. XXXIPage

1. The Boats f rom N o r t h Ferr iby, Yorkshi re, England, w i t h a review of the origins of thesewn boats of the Bronze Age. By £. V. Wright and D. M. Churchill - - I

2. The Dis t r ibut ion of Jade Axes in Europe w i t h a supplement to the catalogue of thosef rom the Brit ish Isles. By W. Campbell Smith - - - - - - 25

3. The Excavation of a Neol i th ic Round Barrow at Pitnacree, Perthshire, Scotland.By John M. Coles and D. D. A. Simpson - - - - - - - 3 4

4. Radiocarbon Dating and the Expansion of Farming Cul ture f rom the Near East overEurope. By J. G. D. Clark - - - - - - - - - 58

5. The Kitchen Midden Site at Westward H o ! , Devon, England: ecology, age, andrelation t o changes in land and sea level. By D. M. Churchill and J.J. Wymer 74

6. A Mesolithic Site on Iping Common, Sussex, England. By P. A. M. Keef, J. J. Wymerand G. W. Dimbleby - - - - - - - - - - 85

7. The Or ig in and Development of the Broch and Wheelhouse Building Cultures of theScottish Iron Age. By Euan W. MacKie _ _ _ _ _ _ 93

8. Archaeological and Geomorphological Investigations on Mt. Moffatt Station,

Queensland, Austral ia. By D. J. Mulvaney and £. B. Joyce- - 147

9. The Greek Mainland, c. 1150—c. 1000 B.C. By Vincent Desborough - - - 213

10. Barbarian Europe and Early Iron Age Greece. By A. M. Snodgrass- - - - 229

11. The Aylesford-Swarl ing Cu l t u re : The Problem of the Belgae reconsidered. By AnnBirchall - - - - - - - - - - - - 241

Notes :Dechelette's Appendice IV (J. D. Cowen); A Barbed Bronze Spearhead f rom N o r t h

Ferriby, Yorkshi re, England (J. E. Bartlett and C. F. C. Hawkes); A Rock Carvingf rom South-west Ireland (John M. Coles)- _ - _ _ - _ _ 368

Reviews:Audrey Shore Henshall, The Chambered Tombs of Scotland (Richard Feachem);

Willoughby Gardner and H. N. Savory, Dinorben: A Hill-Fort Occupied in EarlyIron Age and Roman Times (S. S. Frere); G. W . Dimbleby, The Development of BritishHeathlands and their Soils ( D. M. Church/7/); F. E. Zeuner, A History of DomesticatedAnimals (M. L Ryder); Jesse D. Jennings and Edward Norbeck (edts.), PrehistoricMan in the New World (Grahame Clark); J. L. Giddings, The Archaeology of CapeDenbigh (Grahame Clark); Andr6 Leroi-Gourhan, Prehistoire de I'Art Occidental(Grahame Clark); F. R. Allchin, Neolithic Cattle-Keepers of South India: a Study of theDeccan Ashmounds (Grahame Clark); Stanley J. Olsen, Mammal Remains fromArchaeological Sites: Part I—Southeastern and Southwestern United States (£. S. Higgs);F. K. Annable and D. D. A. Simpson, A Guide Catalogue of the Neolithic and BronzeAge Collections in Devizes Museum (I. H. Longworth); Wolfram Nagel, Die Bauern-und Stadtkulturen im Vordynastischen Vorderasien (Joan Oates); Karl W . Butzer,Environment and Archeology (I. W. Cornwall); Don Brothwell and Eric Higgs (edts.),Science in Archaeology (R. J. C. Atkinson); J. D. van der Waals, Prehistoric DiscWheels in the Netherlands (John M. Coles); A. R. Willcox, The Rock Art of SouthAfrica (John M. Coles); John Leighly (ed.), Land and Life. A Selection from theWritings of Carl Ortwin Sauer (J.G.D.C.) - - - - - - - - 376

A c c o u n t s _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 3 9 4

L i s t o f M e m b e r s _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 3 9 5

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THE PREHISTORIC SOCIETY

Members of the Council for 1965/66

Officers

President : Professor S. Piggott, B.Litt., D.Litt.Hum., F.B.A., F.S.A.

Vice-Presidents : Professor R. J. C. Atkinson, M.A., F.S.A.

Professor R. de Valera, M.A., Ph.D., F.S.A.

Professor G. W. Dimbleby, B.Sc, M.A., D.Phil.

Professor J. D. Evans, M.A., Ph.D., F.S.A.

Hon. Secretary : N. de I'E. W. Thomas, M.A., F.S.A., A.M.A.

Asst. Secretary : Miss J. M. Bull

Hon. Treasurer : L. V. Grinsell, F.S.A., F.M.A.

Hon. Asst. Treasurer : C. Browne.

Hon. Editor : Professor J. G. D. Clark, Sc.D., F.B.A., F.S.A.

Hon. Meetings P. Ashbee, F.S.A.

Secretary:

M. W. Bray, M.A., Ph.D.

I. W. Cornwall, B.A., Ph.D., F.Z.S.

J. X. W. P. Corcoran, M.A., Ph.D., F.S.A.

P. J. Fowler, M.A., F.S.A.

F. R. Hodson, M.A., Ph.D.

P. A. Jewell, M.A., Ph.D.

I. H. Longworth, M.A., Ph.D.

C. B. M. McBurney, M.A., Ph.D., F.S.A.

A. C. Thomas, M.A., F.S.A.

M. W. Thompson, M.A., Ph.D., F.S.A.

Mrs F. J. Vatcher, F.S.A.

J. Wymer, A.M.A.

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