"This is a fascinating, beautifully produced volume that opens a window onto a very different Iron Age. While the depth of analysis will appeal to a more specialist audience, the book's clarity and pacing ensure that general readers with an interest in ancient Scotland, ritual practice, or underground landscapes will also find much to enjoy here."
British Archeology - March/April 2026, Issue 207

This book is essential reading for scholars interested in the intersections of architecture, material culture, and social theory in prehistoric contexts, the megalithic, or the Early Neolithic in general, and invites further exploration and critical reflection on the complex role that monumental architecture played in shaping early human societies. (translated from German)
Bonner Jahrbücher

The First Stones provides a benchmark for regional archaeological studies, illustrating how the particular, when handled carefully and critically, can contribute to a much a bigger story.
Archaeologia Cambrensis - February 2025

This exhaustive and triumphant presentation provides the basis for all new work into torcs as objects and with Snettisham as its focus
Current Archaeology - February 2025

This book offers novel and convincing insights into Scandinavian naming in East Anglia and has important implications for the interpretation of Scandinavian names elsewhere.
Proceedings of the Suffolk Institute of Archaeology and History - January 2025