The archaeological activities of James Douglas in Sussex between 1809 and 1819 /

James Douglas (1753-1819) was a polymath, well ahead of his time in both the fields of archaeology and earth-sciences. This text recounts his archaeological and other activities in Sussex during the first two decades of the 19th century.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Lyne, M. A. B. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Summertown, Oxford : Archaeopress Publishing Ltd, 2017.
Colección:Archaeological lives.
Temas:
Douglas, James, > 1753-1819.
Douglas, James, > 1753-1819
1800-1899
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology
Antiquities
Sussex (England) > History > 19th century.
Sussex (England) > Antiquities.
Sussex (Angleterre) > Histoire > 19e siècle.
England > Sussex
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover
  • Title Page
  • Contents
  • Copyright Information
  • List of Figures
  • 1. Introduction.
  • 2. The Excavations
  • 2.1. Long barrow and round barrow at Madehurst, West Sussex excavated on the 5th August 1809.
  • Fig.1. Map showing the position of the long barrow on Rewell Hill, Arundel. Scale 1:25,000
  • 2.2. Barrows excavated at Rottingdean in 1812.
  • Fig.2. Iron buckle and two Early Saxon pots from Saltdean barrows near Rottingdean.
  • Fig.3. Fragment from part-melted cu.alloy vessel from Saltdean barrows.
  • 2.3. Three barrows on the Downs to the north-east of Preston, excavated on the 13th September 1814.
  • 2.4. Four barrows at Balls Down (Balsdean) excavated on the 4th March 1815.
  • 2.5. A barrow on Fore Hill on the Downs east of Preston excavated 19th June 1815.
  • Fig.4. The Reverend Skinner's plan of the barrow cemetery excavated on the 4th March 1815. (c.) The British Library Board Add 33658 f.155.
  • 2.6. Five bell barrows excavated on Balls Down 5th October 1815.
  • Fig.5. James Douglas's drawing of an inhumation in one of the barrows excavated on the 4th March 1815.
  • 2.7. Barrow on Church Hill, Brighton excavated 21st October 1815.
  • Fig.6. James Douglas's plan of part of the Balsdean barrow cemetery.
  • Fig.7. The first part of James Douglas's account of the barrow excavation on Church Hill, Brighton with drawing of collared-urn.
  • 2.8. Two barrows at Black rock bottom excavated March 1816.
  • Fig.8. The second part of the account with drawings of two Early Saxon annular brooches from secondary inhumation.
  • Fig.9. Two urns from Black Rock bottom.
  • 2.9. Barrows on Iford Down excavated in the spring of 1817.
  • Fig.10. Gold 'bracteate' from Iford Hill barrow.
  • 2.10. Miscellaneous.
  • 3. Megaliths in the Brighton area
  • Fig.11. Water colour from the common-place book showing excavation of a small Saxon barrow north-west of Brighton.
  • Fig.12. Sketch from the common-place book of two men, two women and a child attending barrow excavation at an unspecified location near Brighton.
  • 3.1.The Goldstone at Hove
  • Fig.13. Drawing of the Gold Stone at Hove from the common-place book.
  • 3.2. The ?stone circle in Goldstone Bottom to the north of the Goldstone.
  • Fig.14. Water colour of the Gold Stone from the common-place book.
  • 3.3. The barrow cemetery and stones north of St. Nicholas church, Brighton.
  • 4. Sussex Placename derivations and miscellania.
  • 5. Epilogue
  • Bibliography
  • Fig.15. Panoramic view of barrow cemetery and 'cromlech' on Church Hill made by Skinner looking north from church tower. (c.) The British Library Board Add 33649 f.151.
  • Fig.16. View of same barrows looking south-east towards church. (c.) The British Library Board Add 33649 f.145.

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