Alasdair Whittle is one of the most influential British prehistorians of the late 20th to early 21st century. This volume in our new Reflections series re-presents some of his most important papers published in Oxbow titles and celebrates his contribution to our understanding of Neolithic lifeways and the development of Neolithic society in Britain and Europe. The collection illustrates his pioneering work in the interpretation of both monumental and settlement sites, and the spread and nature of early farming in central and western Europe, including investigation of LBK longhouse life. Alasdair has also been at the forefront of the application of Bayesian statistics in radiocarbon dating, helping to revolutionise chronologies at a variety of geographical and temporal scales. This volume seeks to reflect some of the best of his innovative thinking and influence as seen through his publications with Oxbow.

Alasdair Whittle is Emeritus Professor in archaeology at Cardiff University, where he taught in the Department of Archaeology and Conservation for many years. He specialises in the Neolithic of Britain and Europe, has researched across a wide range of themes and has excavated in Britain, Hungary and Germany. He has published extensively. In recent years, working closely with Alex Bayliss and others, he has been concerned with the construction of robust and precise chronologies, through the application of formal chronological modelling of radiocarbon dates, numerous case studies across various regions and phases of Neolithic Europe have been interrogated for their historical implications.