This is the fifth in a series of fasicules publishing tne British Museum's programme of research excavations at Grimes Graves, Norfolk. It provides an account of the exploration of the deep mine sites
Collared Urns represent a unified pottery tradition in the prehistory of the British Isles. They serve the archaeologist not only as a source for defining the Bronze Age, but as the basis for understanding regional diversities and as a context for explaining social and cultural development. In this definitive study Dr Longworth bases his new and exhaustive analysis on a complete corpus of known Collared Urns. Each surviving example has been studied; this volume presents a detailed description, notes on the archaeological context and wherever possible, an analytical drawing. The resultant catalogue will serve as a reference book for all concerned with the prehistory of Britain and Ireland, while the discussion of the urns and their prehistoric context sets a firm foundation for the understanding of the Bronze Age.
This is the last in the series of archaeologists’ reports on the British Museum's excavation of the flint mine area and the artifacts found from the Late Neolithic flint and stone industries located a
