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Excavations at Star Carr: An early Mesolithic site at Seamer near Scarborough, Yorkshire

by Clark, J.G.D.

Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Published In : Cambridge
Illustrations : 24 plates, 80 text figs

Description:

1st edition. With chapters by D. Walker, H. Godwin, F.C. Fraser and J.E. King. John Greville Dunkerley Clark (1916-2002) was a highly influential British archaeologist, He led the excavations at Star Carr (1949-1951) which transformed the study of the Mesolithic through groundbreaking fieldwork, exceptional organic preservation, interdisciplinary analysis, and a comprehensive reconstruction of early hunter-gatherer life. It remains one of the most influential archaeological publications published in Britain.

Condition

4to, orig. two-tone cloth, gilt, top edge tinted green. Withdrawn from the library of the Natural History Museum, London, with small, neat ink stamps to title page and final text page only. Vg.