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Theorising Tenure: Land Division and Identity in Later Prehistoric Dartmoor, South-West Britain
Helen Wickstead
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Tenure describes certain relations between people and material things. It has long been an important theme in archaeology, especially in the interpretation of ancient land division. How do archaeologists approach this subject, and which approaches have the most potential? This monograph explores tenure through analysis of Bronze Age land division on Dartmoor (south-west Britain) . The research has two aims: to develop existing approaches to tenure, and to interpret land division and tenure on Dartmoor during the second millennium BC. The research applies a series of different theories of, and approaches to tenure to data from Dartmoor. Methods used include spatial analysis of land division and settlement patterns, metrological analysis, experimental reconstruction and synthesis of palaeoenvironmental, excavation and artefactual data. The results are used to advance an interpretation of land division and tenure on Dartmoor and to reflect critically on approaches to tenure.
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Front Cover
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Title Page
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Copyright
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Abstract
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Acknowledgements
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Table of Contents
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List of Appendices
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List of Figures
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Preface
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Chapter 1 The first who bethought himself of saying ‘this is mine’ … A Thematic Review of Theories of Tenure
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Chapter 2 Dartmoor and Archaeologies of Tenure: Significance and Potential
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Chapter 3 'A Post-hoc Explanation': Classical Theories of Property
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Chapter 4 Labour isn’t working: The Labour Theory of Property and Intensification
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Chapter 5 Self-Evident Domains: Territories, Houses and Tenure
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Chapter 6 'Keeping-for-Giving': Tenure and the Constitution of Identity
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Chapter 7 Arithmetic of Tenure and Identity: Measurement and Value in Coaxial Landscapes
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Chapter 8 From one ‘becoming’ to another: Contribution and Future Projects
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Chapter 9 Tenure and How Persons Matter: Contribution to Tenure Studies
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Bibliography
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Published: 2008
Publisher: BAR Publishing
- 9781407321257 (ebook)
- 9781407303116 (paperback)
BAR Number: B465