Sticks, Stones, and Broken Bones - Neolithic Violence in a European Perspective (Hardcover, New)

Sticks, Stones, and Broken Bones: Neolithic Violence in a European Perspective presents an up-to-date overview of the evidence for violent injuries on human skeletons of the Neolithic period in Europe, ranging from 6700 to 2000 BC. Unlike other lines of evidence - weapons, fortifications, and imagery - the human skeleton preserves the actual marks of past violent encounters. The papers in this volume are written by the experts undertaking the archaeological analysis, and present evidence from eleven European countries which provide, for the first time, the basis for a comparative approach between different regions and periods. Difficulties and ambiguities in interpreting the evidence are also discussed, although many of the cases are clearly the outcome of conflict. Injuries often show healing, but others can be seen as the cause of death. In many parts of Europe, women and children appear to have been the victims of violence as often as adult men. The volume not only presents an excellent starting point for a new consideration of the prevalence and significance of violence in Neolithic Europe, but provides an invaluable baseline for comparisons with both earlier and later periods.

General

Imprint:	Oxford UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	April 2012
First published:	June 2012
Editors:	Rick J. Schulting • Linda Fibiger
Dimensions:	218 x 145 x 28mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	420
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-0-19-957306-6
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Archaeology > Archaeological theory Books > Humanities > Archaeology > Archaeological methodology & techniques Books > Humanities > Archaeology > Archaeology by period / region > Prehistoric archaeology Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Anthropology > General
LSN:	0-19-957306-9
Barcode:	9780199573066

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