Author: Marija GimbutasPublisher: Walter de Gruyter
ISBN: 3111668142
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 785
Book Description
Bronze Age cultures in Central and Eastern Europe
Author: Marija GimbutasPublisher: Walter de Gruyter
ISBN: 3111668142
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 785
Book Description
Bronze Age Culture in Central and Eastern Europe
Author: Marija GimbutasBronze Age Cultures in Central and Eastern Europe , by Marija Gimbutas
Author: Exchange and Cultural Interactions
Author: Andrzej PydynPublisher: BAR International Series
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 268
Book Description
An interpretation of patterns of trade, exchange and cultural contact, based on theoretical ideas and archaeological evidence, across Germany, Denmark, Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Austria, Hungary and eastern Switzerland.
Bringing Down the Iron Curtain
Author: Klára ŠabatováPublisher: Archaeopress Publishing Ltd
ISBN: 1789694558
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 186
Book Description
Since the fall of communism, archaeological research in Central and Eastern European countries has seen a large influx of new projects and ideas, fueled by bilateral contacts, Europe-wide circulation of scholars and access to research literature. This volume is the first study which relates these issues specifically to Bronze Age Archaeology.
Cultural Transformations and Interactions in Eastern Europe
Author: J. C. ChapmanPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 282
Book Description
Bronze age culture in Centra and Eastern Europe
Author: Marija Alseikaite GimbutasPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bronze age
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
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.
Bronze Age Warfare
Author: Richard OsgoodPublisher: The History Press
ISBN: 0752476025
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 197
Book Description
The Bronze Age, so named because of the technological advances in metalworking and countless innovations in the manufacture and design of tools and weapons, is among the most fascinating periods in human history. Archaeology has taught us much about the way of life, habits and homes of Bronze Age people, but as yet little has been written about warfare. What was Bronze Age warfare like? How did people fight and against whom? What weapons were used? Did they fortify their settlements, and, if so, were these intended as defensive or offensive structures? in response to these and many other questions, Bronze Age Warfare offers and intriguing insight into warfare and society, life and death in Europe 4000 years ago. It describes the surviving evidence of conflict - fortifications, weapons and body protection, burials, human remains and pictorial evidence - and seeks to understand the role played by aggression in the prehistoric world.
The Bronze Age in Europe
Author: J. M. ColesPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317605993
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 613
Book Description
This book provides an account of the development of European culture and society during the Bronze Age, the time span between c. 2000 and 700 BC. It was a period of remarkable innovation, seen for instance in the development and growth of metallurgy as a major industry, the spread of trading contacts, the origins of urbanism and the beginnings of social stratification. The study is divided chronologically into two, the earlier and later Bronze Age, giving a clear picture of the nature of the radical changes which occurred in the period as a whole. The geographical area covered, from the Atlantic shores across Europe into the Soviet Union and from northern Scandinavia to the Mediterranean, is too vast to be taken as one unit, and has been broken down into five regions; each is discussed in terms of settlement form, burial practices, ritual and religious sites, material culture, economic and social background, and trading patterns. The book describes and develops common themes that link together the different areas and cultural groups, rather than taking the typographical approach often adopted by Bronze Age specialists, and uses the results of radiocarbon dating to establish an objective chronology for the period. The text is generously illustrated and fully documented with radiocarbon dating tables and extensive bibliography. Our understanding of Bronze Age Europe is still increasing, but no other book of this scope had been written before this, in 1979. It is a major study of its time of interest to anyone looking beyond popular accounts of the day.