Star Carr Volume 1 : A Persistent Place in a Changing World

"Star Carr is one of the most important Mesolithic sites in Europe. It was discovered in the late 1940s by John Moore and then excavated by Grahame Clark from 1949-1951, becoming famous in the archaeological world for the wealth of rare organic remains uncovered including barbed antler points a...

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Other Authors: Milner, Nicky (Editor), Taylor, Barry (Editor), Conneller, Chantal (Editor)
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Published: York White Rose University Press 2018
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