The Long Barrow in Brittany
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3581085 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Stuart Piggott (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1937 |
| Volume | 11 |
| Issue | 44 |
| Pages | 441-455 |
| Publication date | 1937-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Antiquity (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0003-598X • E-ISSN: 1745-1744 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0003598x00013181 |
| OpenAlex | W2488997154 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 1 |
The English long barrows have for long been a fertile source of discussion, and since Thurnam's paper of 1868~th ere has been much speculation as to the precise Continental affinities of these tombs. It seemed clear from the outset that they were members of the complex family of megalithic tombs distributed from Iberia to Orkney, while Thurnam himself compared more detailed features such as the chamber at West Kennet with such Breton examples as Mané Lud. Subsequent writers, notably Forde have seen in the Breton many-chambered passage-graves of the type of Keriaval the probable source of such long barrow chambers as Stoney Littleton, Parc Cwm or Wayland's Smithy; but it was difficult to provide convincing Continental parallels for the whole specialized English long barrow type. While certain elements (notably details of passage, antechamber and chamber) could be paralleled again and again in the megalithic series, the persistent and carefully constructed trapezoidal mound eluded search outside Britain. Furthermore, a study of the grave-goods, particularly in the light of a number of recent excavations of barrows in southern England, showed that the long barrows of Wessex, mainly non-megalithic and supposedly derived from the megalithic barrows in the Cotswolds or further west, wele apparently contemporary with and an integral part of the earliest Neolithic culture of Britain (Neolithic A) and a similar cultural identity seemed probable in Sussex
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| Unique citing works | 6 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,07 |
| Citation span | 1941 - 1999 (59) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |