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Archaeologia Polona Vol. 59 (2021)

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Piotrowski, Tymoteusz. Translator

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Institute of Archaeology and Ethnology Polish Academy of Sciences

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Warszawa

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ill. ; 24 cm

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This article is dedicated to John Morton Coles (1930-2020), Professor of European Prehistory at Cambridge University between 1980 and 1986, Fellow of the British Academy, author of the highly regarded scientific works, teacher and editor. He dealt with several archaeological periods and was involved in different field projects and conducted numerous excavations. At Cambridge, in the Department of Archaeology, John Coles collaborated with such significant figures as Professors Grahame Clark and Glyn Daniel. John Coles devoted much of his time to experimental and wetland archaeology as well as to prehistoric rock carvings in Sweden and Norway. John Coles was awarded an honorary doctorate by Uppsala University. He was the advisor of Biskupin’s archaeological open-air Museum in Poland

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I. The most important publications by John Morton Coles, written by Him or written and edited by Him together with another researchers:
Coles, B. and Coles, J. 1986. Sweet Track to Glastonbury. The Somerset Levels in Prehistory. London, Thames and Hudson
Coles, B. J. and Coles, J. 1989. People of the Wetlands. Bogs, Bodies and Lake Dwellers. London, Thames and Hudson
Coles, B., Coles, J. and Schou Jorgensen, M. (eds). 1999. Bog Bodies, Sacred Sites and Wetland Archaeology. Exeter, WARP Occasional Paper 12
Coles, J. M. 1962a. Scottish Late Bronze Age metal work. Proceedings of the Antiquaries of Scotland 93, 1959-60: 16–134
Coles, J. M. 1962b. European Bronze Age shields. Proceedings of The Prehistoric Society 28: 156–190
Coles, J. 1963a. Environmental studies in archaeology. In D. Brothwell and E. S. Higgs (eds), Science in Archaeology. A comparative survey of progress and research, 93-98. London, Thames and Hudson
Coles, J. 1963b. Irish Bronze Age horns and their relationship with northern Europe. Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society 29: 326-356
Coles, J. M. 1968a. Ancient Man in Europe. In J. M. Coles and D. D. A. Simpson (eds), Studies in Ancient Europe. Essays presented to Stuart Piggott, 17–43. Leicester, Leicester University Press
Coles, J. M. 1968b. Experimental archaeology. Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland 99 (1966-67): 1–20
Coles, J. M. 1972. Field Archaeology in Britain. London, Methuen
Coles, J. M. 1973. Archaeology by Experiment. London, Hutchinson and Co. Ltd.
Coles, J. M. 1978. Music of Bronze Age Europe. Archaeology 31: 12–21
Coles, J. M. 1979. Experimental Archaeology. London, Academic Press
Coles, J. M. 1982. The Bronze Age in North-western Europe: problems and advances. Advances in World Archaeology 1: 265–321
Coles, J. M. 1984. The Archaeology of Wetlands. Edinburgh, Edinburgh University Press
Coles, J. M. 1987. Precision, purpose and priorities in wetland archaeology. WARP Occasional Paper Number 1. Reprinted from The Antiquaries Journal, vol. LXVI, part II: 227–247
Coles, J. M. 1988. A wetland perspective. In B. A. Purdy (ed.), Wet Site Archaeology, 1–14. Caldwell, New Jersey, The Telford Press
Coles, J. M. 1990a. Images of the Past. A guide to the rock carvings and other ancient monuments of northern Bohuslän. In association with Lasse Bengtsson. Bohuslän, Bohuslän Museum
Coles, J. M. 1994. Rock Carvings of Uppland: A Guide. Uppsala. Occasional Papers in Archaeology 9
Coles, J. M. 1995. Rock art as a picture show. In K. Helskog and B. Olsen (eds), Perceiving Rock Art. Social and Political Perspectives, 181–199. ACRA, the Alta conference on rock art. Oslo, Novus forlag: Instituttet for sammenlignende kulturforskning
Coles, J. M. 1997. John Grahame Douglas Clark, 1907–1995. Proceedings of the British Academy 94: 357–387
Coles, J. M. 1997-1998. Wetland archaeology in the 20th century: history and commentary. Archaeologia Polona 35–36: 287–317
Coles, J. M. 1998. Prologue: Wetland Worlds and the Past Preserved. In K. Bernick (ed.), Hidden Dimensions. The Cultural Significance of Wetland Archaeology, 3–23. Vancouver, UBC Press
Coles, J. M. 2000. Patterns in a Rocky Land. Rock Carvings in South-West Uppland, Sweden. Uppsala, University of Exeter
Coles, J. M. 2005. Shadows of Northern Past. Rock Carvings in Bohuslän and Ostfold. Oxford, Oxbow Books
Coles, J. M. 2019. Yesterday’s Man. An archaeological life 1955–1980. Crediton. WARP
Coles, J., Bewley, R. H. and Mellars, P. A. (eds). 1999. World Prehistory. Studies in memory of Grahame Clark. Proceedings of the British Academy 99
Coles, J. M. and Coles, B. J. 1989. Prehistory of the Somerset Levels. Hertford, Somerset Levels Project
Coles, J. and B. 1996. Enlarging the Past. The Contribution of Wetland Archaeology. The Rhind Lectures for 1994-5. Edinburgh, Society of Antiquaries of Scotland Monograph Series 11 and WARP Occasional Paper 10
Coles, J. M. and Harding, A. F. 1979. The Bronze Age in Europe. An Introduction to the Prehistory of Europe c. 2000–700 BC. London, Methuen
Coles, J. and Higgs, E. S. 1969. The Archaeology of Early Man. London, Faber and Faber
Coles, J. and Higgs, E. S. 1975. The Archaeology of Early Man. Second Edition. Harmondsworth, Penguin Books
Coles, J. M. and Lawson, A. J. (eds). 1987. European Wetlands in Prehistory. Oxford, Clarendon Press
Coles, J. M. and Orme, B. J. 1980. Prehistory of the Somerset Levels. Hertford. Somerset Levels Project
Coles, J. M. and Simpson, D. D. A (eds). 1968. Studies in Ancient Europe. Essays presented to Stuart Piggott. Leicester, Leicester University Press
Marciniak, A. and Coles, J. (eds). 2010. Grahame Clark and His Legacy. Newcastle upon Tyne, Cambridge Scholars Publishing
II. The other references cited:
Brzeziński, W. and Piotrowska, D. 2012. A Portrait of Professor Zdzisław A. Rajewski (1907-1974). Scholar of Many Talents. Archaeologia Polona 50(2019): 27–62
Clark, J. G. D. 1952. Prehistoric Europe: The Economic Basis. London, Methuen
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Coles, B. (ed). 1992. The Wetland Revolution in Prehistory. Proceedings of a conference held by The Prehistoric Society and WARP at the University of Exeter April 1991. Exeter, The Prehistoric Society and WARP. WARP Occasional Paper 6
Coles, J. M. 1961. Scottish swan’s-neck sunflower pins. Proceedings of the Antiquaries of Scotland 92 (1958-59): 1–9
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Coles, J. M. 1990b. Guidelines on waterlogged wood. The recording, sampling, conservation and curation of structural wood. In J. M. Coles, B. J. Coles and M. J. Dobson (eds), Waterlogged Wood. The recording, sampling, conservation and curation of structural wood: proceedings of a conference sponsored by WARP and English Heritage, 39–49. Exeter and London, WARP and English Heritage. WARP Occasional Paper 3
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Coles, J. 2001a. Of water-wings and wellingtons: wetland archaeology and the new journal. Journal of Wetland Archaeology 1: 3–13
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Coles, J. 2002. David and Goliath: the Fenland Survey. In T. Lane and J. Coles (eds), Essays in Honour of David Hall, 1–9. Heckington, Sleaford, Lincolnshire Archaeology and Heritage Reports Series No 5, WARP Occasional Paper 17
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Archaeologia Polona

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59

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155

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177

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