Connecting Networks Characterising Contact By Measuring Lithic Exchange In The European Neolithic
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Connecting Networks Characterising Contact By Measuring Lithic Exchange In The European Neolithic
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Author : Tim Kerig
language : en
Publisher: Archaeopress Publishing Ltd
Release Date : 2015-07-31
Connecting Networks Characterising Contact By Measuring Lithic Exchange In The European Neolithic written by Tim Kerig and has been published by Archaeopress Publishing Ltd this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-07-31 with Social Science categories.
This volume brings together a group of peer reviewed papers, most of them presented at a workshop held at University College London, 15-17 October 2011, as part of the European Research Council (ERC) funded project Cultural Evolution of Neolithic Europe (EUROEVOL 2010-2015).
The Oxford Handbook Of Mesolithic Europe
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language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2025-01-03
The Oxford Handbook Of Mesolithic Europe written by and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2025-01-03 with Social Science categories.
Research into the Mesolithic has recently undergone important transformations, making it one of the most dynamic fields of archaeological research today. These changes are the result of a combination of factors: new and exciting discoveries, the impact of innovative scientific methods, and the introduction of fresh interpretative approaches. Situated within a long period defined by significant environmental, demographic, and social change, the European Mesolithic period provides key insights to answer the "big questions" in archaeology, including the deep history of migration, diversity, and adaptation. It also provides resources for elucidating answers to complex questions about human relationships, diet, economy, and identity. New theoretical approaches to the Mesolithic in Europe have expanded research into new areas such as lived experience, ritual, cosmology, art, identity, the body, and human-animal relationships. These new research questions have added important nuance, and provided a more complete understanding of the period. With contributions from leading scholars in the field and from across the continent, The Oxford Handbook of Mesolithic Europe provides the first comprehensive overview of the rich archaeology of Mesolithic Europe. Chapters on different European regions, as well as neighboring areas in North Africa and the Middle East, provide a synoptic view, with thematic chapters examining the lived experience of different kinds of landscapes and adaptations, different forms of technology, and aspects of Mesolithic life, death, ritual, cosmology, and art. The volume highlights both the significance of interdisciplinary research for the field, and the importance of combining perspectives and approaches when studying the deep past.
Prehistoric Flint Mines In Europe
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Author : Françoise Bostyn
language : en
Publisher: Archaeopress Publishing Ltd
Release Date : 2023-11-09
Prehistoric Flint Mines In Europe written by Françoise Bostyn and has been published by Archaeopress Publishing Ltd this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-11-09 with Social Science categories.
This volume offers a review of major flint mines dating from the Neolithic to the Bronze Age. The 18 articles were contributed by archaeologists from Belgium, France, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Spain and Sweden, using the same framework to propose a uniform view of the mining phenomenon.
Neolithic Stone Extraction In Britain And Europe
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Author : Peter Topping
language : en
Publisher: Oxbow Books
Release Date : 2021-12-08
Neolithic Stone Extraction In Britain And Europe written by Peter Topping and has been published by Oxbow Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-12-08 with Social Science categories.
This book focuses on the introduction of Neolithic extraction practices across Europe through to the Atlantic periphery of Britain and Ireland. The key research questions are when and why were these practices adopted and what role did extraction sites play in Neolithic society. Neolithic mines and quarries have frequently been seen as fulfilling roles linked to the expansion of the Neolithic economy. However, this ignores the fact that many communities chose to selectively dig for certain types of stone in preference to others and why the products from these sites were generally deposited in special places such as wetlands. To address this question, 168 near-global ethnographic studies were analyzed to identify common trends in traditional extraction practices to produce robust statistics about their motivations and material signatures. Repeated associations emerged between storied locations, the organization of extraction practices, long-distance distribution of products, and the material evidence such activities left behind. This suggests that we can now probably identify mythologized/storied sites, seasonality, ritualized extraction, and the use-life of extraction site products. The ethnographic model was tested against data from 223 near-global archaeological extraction sites, which confirmed a similar patterning in both material records. It was used to analyze the social context of 79 Neolithic flint mine and 51 axe quarry excavations in Britain and Ireland and to review their European origins. The evidence that emerges confirms the pivotal role played by Neolithic extraction practices in European Neolithization and that the interaction of indigenous foragers with migrant miners/farmers was fundamental to the adoption of the new agropastoral lifestyle.
Between History And Archaeology Papers In Honour Of Jacek Lech
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Author : Dagmara H. Werra
language : en
Publisher: Archaeopress Publishing Ltd
Release Date : 2018-02-28
Between History And Archaeology Papers In Honour Of Jacek Lech written by Dagmara H. Werra and has been published by Archaeopress Publishing Ltd this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-02-28 with Social Science categories.
A collection of forty-six papers papers in honour of Professor Jacek Lech, compiled in recognition of his research and academic career as well as his inquiry into the study of prehistoric flint mining, Neolithic flint tools (and beyond), and the history of archaeology.
The First Farmers Of Europe
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Author : Stephen Shennan
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2018-05-03
The First Farmers Of Europe written by Stephen Shennan and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-05-03 with History categories.
The book shows how the spread of farming across Europe was the result a population expansion from present-day Turkey.
The Exploitation Of Raw Materials In Prehistory
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Author : Xavier Terradas Batlle
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Release Date : 2017-11-06
The Exploitation Of Raw Materials In Prehistory written by Xavier Terradas Batlle and has been published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-11-06 with Social Science categories.
This collection presents state-of-the-art approaches to the use of inorganic raw materials in the period known as prehistory. It focuses on stone-tools, adornments, colorants and pottery from Europe, America and Africa. The chapters intimately merge archaeology, anthropology, geology, geography, physics and chemistry to reconstruct past human behaviour, economy, technology, ecology, cognition, territory and social complexity. The book represents a framework of raw material investigation for those working in science, regardless of the time period, region of the world or materials they are studying.
Archaeology
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Author : Hannah Cobb
language : en
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Release Date : 2024-03-19
Archaeology written by Hannah Cobb and has been published by Taylor & Francis this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-03-19 with Social Science categories.
This fully updated sixth edition of a classic classroom text is essential reading for core courses in archaeology. Archaeology: An Introduction explains how the subject emerged from an amateur pursuit in the eighteenth century into a serious discipline and explores changing trends in interpretation in recent decades. The authors convey the excitement of archaeology while helping readers to evaluate new discoveries by explaining the methods and theories that lie behind them. In addition to drawing upon examples and case studies from many regions of the world and periods of the past, the book incorporates the authors’ own fieldwork, research and teaching. It continues to include key reference and further reading sections to help new readers find their way through the ever-expanding range of archaeological publications and online sources as well as colour illustrations and boxed topic sections to increase comprehension. Serving as an accessible and lucid textbook, and engaging students with contemporary issues, this book is designed to support students studying Archaeology at an introductory level. New to the sixth edition: Inclusion of the latest survey and imaging techniques, such as the use of drones and eXtended reality. Updated material on developments in dating, DNA analysis, isotopes and population movement, including consideration of the ethical considerations of these techniques. Coverage of new developments in archaeological theory, such as the material turn/ontological turn, and work on issues of equality, diversity and inclusion. A whole new chapter covering archaeology in the present, including new sections on heritage and public archaeology, and an updated consideration of archaeology’s relationship with the climate crisis. A revised glossary with over 200 new additions or updates.
A Geography Of Offerings
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Author : Richard Bradley
language : en
Publisher: Oxbow Books
Release Date : 2016-11-30
A Geography Of Offerings written by Richard Bradley and has been published by Oxbow Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-11-30 with Social Science categories.
More than quarter of a century ago Richard Bradley published The Passage of Arms. It was conceived as An Archaeological Analysis of Prehistoric Hoards and Votive Deposits, but, as the author concedes, these terms were too narrrowly focused for the complex subject of deliberate deposition and the period covered too short. A Geography of Offerings has been written to provoke a reaction from archaeologists and has two main aims. The first is to move this kind of archaeology away from the minute study of ancient objects to a more ambitious analysis of ancient places and landscapes. The second is to recognise that problems of interpretation are not restricted to the pre-Roman period. Mesolithic finds have a place in this discussion, and so do those of the 1st millennium AD. Archaeologists studying individual periods confront with similar problems and the same debates are repeated within separate groups of scholars – but they arrive at different conclusions. Here, the author presents a review that brings these discussions together and extends across the entire sequence. Rather than offer a comprehensive survey, this is an extended essay about the strengths and weaknesses of current thinking regarding specialised deposits, which encompass both sacrificial deposits characterised by large quantities of animal and human bones and other collections which are dominated by finds of stone or metal artefacts. It considers current approaches and theory, the histories of individual artefacts and the landscape and physical context of the of places where they were deposited, the character of materials, the importance of animism and the character of ancient cosmologies.
Verdens Historie
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Author : Lars Hovbakke Sørensen
language : da
Publisher: Gyldendal A/S
Release Date : 2025-03-18
Verdens Historie written by Lars Hovbakke Sørensen and has been published by Gyldendal A/S this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2025-03-18 with History categories.
Verdens historie – fra oldtiden til i dag er den tredje i Lars Hovbakke Sørensens fortællinger om historiens lange linjer fra oldtiden til i dag. Efter En europæisk Danmarkshistorie. Fra oldtiden til dag (2. udgave 2024) og Europas historie. Fra oldtiden til i dag (2. udgave 2023) breder han det geografiske vingefang ud til hele verdens historie. Fortællingen begynder for ca. 12.000 år siden, og derfra tager den læseren med på en kronologisk rejse op gennem historien med vægten lagt på de politiske, økonomiske, sociale, kulturelle og mentalitetsmæssige perspektiver. Den gennemgående tråd i bogen er, at den gensidige vekselvirkning mellem lande og kulturer er et historisk fænomen, der har eksisteret lige så længe, de forskellige verdensdele har været befolkede, og gennem det perspektiv kaster fortællingen også lys over, hvordan og ikke mindst hvorfor, kulturerne og civilisationerne udviklede sig så forskelligt i de forskellige dele af verden. Det er altså de lange linjers historiefortælling. Gennem historien har verdensdelenes indflydelse på hinandens forhold haft mange former og retninger. En bog som denne vil naturligvis ikke kunne rumme eller komme ind på alle detaljer i alle landes og samfunds historie til alle tider. Men formålet er også netop at skildre de lange linjer i verdens historie ud fra et bestemt perspektiv og at forklare de væsentligste forskelle på og ligheder imellem udviklingen i de forskellige verdensdele. Derfor vil man igennem bogen vende tilbage til de samme områder og kulturer for at følge dem kronologisk op igennem historien og dens brydningstider og forandringer. Men der vil også være en variation i bogens fortællemønster, så fortællingen på nogle stræk må begrænse sig og kan forekomme mere fragmentarisk, men på andre stræk folder et historisk forløb eller vendepunkt mere ud.