Domestic Wooden Artefacts in Britain and Ireland from Neolithic to Viking Times, 1993, réimp. 2006, 320 p., 136 fig., rel. -

In the first published synthesis of the subject, the author traces the changing styles and manufacturing techniques of wooden domestic artefacts in Britain and Ireland from the Neolithic Age to the time of the Vikings. A surprising number of these items have survived - some as ancient as 6000 years old - in wet and waterlogged place such as well and bogs. The book attempts to answer questions about who made the many and varied objects, who used them and how their style and decoration compare with pottery, metal and stone artefacts from the same period. it also examines the continued use of ancient techniques as late as the 20th century.Cet ouvrage rassemble, pour la 1ère fois, toute la documentation disponible : récipients d'usage quotidien et de stockage, outils textiles, objets quotidiens, etc… du néolithique au début du Moyen Age. L'auteur étudie en outre la répartition et la typologie des différentes catégories, leur technique de fabrication et les décors, les influences culturelles dont ils témoignent ainsi que les pistes d'interprétation qu'ils offrent à l'historien et à l'ethnologue. Ouvrage en anglais.