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Category : Archaeology
Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description
Maritime Archaeology
Author: Keith MuckelroyPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521293488
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
Maritime archaeology - the scientific investigation of the relics of past ships and seafaring - has come into being as a distinctive sub-discipline of archaeology only since the wartime invention of the aqualung. Keith Muckleroy sets out to define maritime archaeology, highlighting, on the one hand, factors that are unique to working under water and, on the other, problems of interpretation and method that are shared with its parent discipline archaeology.
The Prehistory of Metallurgy in the British Isles: 5
Author: R. F. TylecotePublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1351199455
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 675
Book Description
"First Published in 2017. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an Informa company."
The Archaeology of Ethnicity
Author: Siân JonesPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134767935
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 206
Book Description
The question of ethnicity is highly controversial in contemporary archaeology. Indigenous and nationalist claims to territory, often rely on reconstructions of the past based on the traditional identification of 'cultures' from archaeological remains. Sian Jones responds to the need for a reassessment of the ways in which social groups are identified in the archaeological record, with a comprehensive and critical synthesis of recent theories of ethnicity in the human sciences. In doing so, she argues for a fundamentally different view of ethnicity, as a complex dynamic form of identification, requiring radical changes in archaeological analysis and interpretation.
The Oxford Handbook of Wetland Archaeology
Author: Francesco MenottiPublisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 0199573492
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 970
Book Description
This Handbook sets out the key issues and debates in the theory and practice of wetland archaeology which has played a crucial role in studies of our past. Due to the high quantity of preserved organic materials found in humid environments, the study of wetlands has allowed archaeologists to reconstruct people's everyday lives in great detail.
The Atlantic Iron Age
Author: Jon HendersonPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134076134
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 384
Book Description
First Published in 2008. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Iron Age Communities in Britain
Author: Barry CunliffePublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134938039
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 701
Book Description
Since its first publication in 1971, Barry Cunliffe's monumental survey has established itself as a classic of British archaeology. This fully revised fourth edition maintains the qualities of the earlier editions, whilst taking into account the significant developments that have moulded the discipline in recent years. Barry Cunliffe here incorporates new theoretical approaches, technological advances and a range of new sites and finds, ensuring that Iron Age Communities in Britain remains the definitive guide to the subject.
Fragments of the Bronze Age
Author: Matthew G. KnightPublisher: Oxbow Books
ISBN: 1789256984
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 370
Book Description
The destruction and deposition of metalwork is a widely recognised phenomenon across Bronze Age Europe. Weapons were decommissioned and thrown into rivers; axes were fragmented and piled in hoards; and ornaments were crushed, contorted and placed in certain landscapes. Interpretation of this material is often considered in terms of whether such acts should be considered ritual offerings, or functional acts for storing, scrapping and recycling the metal. This book approaches this debate from a fresh perspective, by focusing on how the metalwork was destroyed and deposited as a means to understand the reasons behind the process. To achieve this, this study draws on experimental archaeology, as well as developing a framework for assessing what can be considered deliberate destruction. Understanding these processes not only helps us to recognise how destruction happened, but also gives us insights into the individuals involved in these practices. Through an examination of metalwork from south-west Britain, it is possible to observe the complexities involved at a localised level in the acts of destruction and deposition, as well as how they were linked to people and places. This case study is used to consider the social role of destruction and deposition more broadly in the Bronze Age, highlighting how it transformed over time and space.
Warfare in Bronze Age Society
Author: Christian HornPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107185564
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 265
Book Description
The Bronze Age represents the global emergence of a militarized society with a martial culture that constructed the warrior as a 'Hero' and warfare as 'Heroic'. The book takes a fresh look at warfare and its role in reshaping Bronze Age society from the Mediterranean to northern Europe.
Cognitive Perspectives on Israelite Identity
Author: Dermot Anthony NestorPublisher: A&C Black
ISBN: 0567012972
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
It presents a vision of Israel as an epistemological rather than an ontological entity; a perspective on the world rather than an entity in it. >
European Societies in the Bronze Age
Author: A. F. HardingPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521367295
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 576
Book Description
The Bronze Age, roughly 2500 to 750 BC, was the last fully prehistoric period in Europe and a crucial element in the formation of the Europe that emerged into history in the later first millennium BC. This book focuses on the material culture remains of the period, and through them provides an interpretation of the main trends in human development that occurred during this timespan. It pays particular attention to the discoveries and theoretical advances of the last twenty years that have necessitated a major revision of received opinions about many aspects of the Bronze Age. Arranged thematically, it reviews the evidence for a range of topics in cross-cultural fashion, defining which major characteristics of the period were universal and which culture and area-specific. The result is a comprehensive study that will be of value to specialists and students, while remaining accessible to the non-specialist.