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The Oxford Handbook of the European Bronze Age is a wide-ranging
survey of a crucial period in prehistory during which many social,
economic, and technological changes took place. Written by expert
specialists in the field, the book provides coverage both of the
themes that characterize the period, and of the specific
developments that took place in the various countries of Europe.
After an introduction and a discussion of chronology, successive
chapters deal with settlement studies, burial analysis, hoards and
hoarding, monumentality, rock art, cosmology, gender, and trade, as
well as a series of articles on specific technologies and crafts
(such as transport, metals, glass, salt, textiles, and weighing).
The second half of the book covers each country in turn. From
Ireland to Russia, Scandinavia to Sicily, every area is considered,
and up to date information on important recent finds is discussed
in detail. The book is the first to consider the whole of the
European Bronze Age in both geographical and thematic terms, and
will be the standard book on the subject for the foreseeable
future.
The Bronze Age of Europe is a crucial formative period that
underlay the civilisations of Greece and Rome, fundamental to our
own modern civilisation. A systematic description of it appeared in
2013, but this work offers a series of personal studies of aspects
of the period by one of its best known practitioners. The book is
based on the idea that different aspects of the Bronze Age can be
studied as a series of "lives": the life of people and peoples, of
objects, of places, and of societies. Each of these is taken in
turn and a range of aspects presented that offer interesting
insights into the period. These are based on recent research (for
instance on the genetic history of the Old World) as well as on
fundamental earlier studies. In addition, there is a consideration
of the history of Bronze Age studies, the "life of the Bronze Age".
The book provides a novel approach to the Bronze Age based on the
personal interests of a well-known Bronze Age scholar. It offers
insights into a period that students of other aspects of the
ancient world, as well as Bronze Age specialists and general
readers, will find interesting and stimulating.
Bringing down the Iron Curtain: Paradigmatic changes in research on
the Bronze Age in Central and Eastern Europe? presents the
researches of scholars of different generations from twelve
countries (Hungary, Romania, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Serbia,
Croatia, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Germany, USA, Canada, Austria)
who participated in a session of the same title at the 20th Meeting
of the European Association of Archaeologists in Istanbul, 2014.
The papers addressed the question of change in the approaches to
Bronze Age research in the Central and Eastern European countries
from different points of view. It has been a quarter of a century
since the fall of communism in Central and Eastern Europe and the
opening up of these areas to the West. With this process,
archaeology saw a large influx of new projects and ideas. Bilateral
contacts, Europe-wide circulation of scholars and access to
research literature has fuelled the transformation processes. This
volume is the first study which relates these issues specifically
to Bronze Age Archaeology. The contributions discuss not only
theoretical issues, but also current developments in all aspects of
archaeological practice.
This Element provides a concise account of the archaeology of salt
production in ancient Europe. It describes what salt is, where it
is found, what it is used for, and its importance for human and
animal health. The different periods of the past in which it was
produced are described, from earliest times down to the medieval
period. Attention is paid to the abundant literary sources that
inform us about salt in the Greek and Roman world, as well as the
likely locations of production in the Mediterranean and beyond. The
economic and social importance of salt in human societies means
that salt has served as a crucial aspect of trade and exchange over
the centuries, and potentially as a means of individuals and
societies achieving wealth and status.
These essays, in honour of John Coles, reflect his interests in
experimental archaeology and in the exploration of wetland sites.
Contents include: Palaeolithic Archaeology: Radiocarbon dating and
the origins of anatomically modern populations in Europe ( P
Mellars ); The Chauvet cave dates ( J Clottes ); The archaeology of
Scotland: The Hidden landscape: the Neolithic of Tayside ( G J
Barclay ); The stony limits - rock carvings in passage graves and
in the open air ( R Bradley ); Evidence, North and South, in the
earlier Neolithic ( R J Mercer ); The birth of the Scottish Bronze
Age ( J N Graham Ritchie ); Drinking, driving, death and display:
Scottish Bronze Age artefacts since Coles ( A Sheridan ). Bronze
Age archaeology: Bronze Age landscapess in Southern Europe ( G
Barker ); From Skane to Scotstown: some notes on amber in Bronze
Age Ireland ( G Eogan ); Swords, shields and scholars: Bronze Age
warfare, past and present ( A Harding ); Gold reflections ( J J
Taylor ); Rise and fall: the deposition of Bronze Age weapons in
the Thames valley and the Fenland ( R Thomas ); Bronze Age
settlement in south Scandinavia - territorality and organisation (
H Thrane ); Experimental Archaeology: Getting to grips with music's
prehistory: experimental approaches to function, design and
operational wear in excavated musical instruments ( G Lawson );
Experimental ship archaeology in Denmark ( O Crumli-Pedersen );
Wood-tar and pitch experiments at Biskupin Museum ( W Piotrowski );
The nature of experiment in archaeology ( P J Reynolds ). Wetland
Archaeology: Somerset and the Sweet conundrum ( B Coles ); Paths,
tracks and roads in early Ireland: viewing people rather than the
trees ( B Raftery ); Underwater medieval sites on Lake Paladru
(Isere, France): from rescue excavations to cultural project ( M
Colardelle & E Verdel ). Epilogue: Of weapons and wetlands ( T
Champion ). J M Coles - a bibliography.
This book takes an in-depth look at the lives, personalities, and
technical achievements of twelve preeminent engineers who made
significant and lasting contributions to the design and development
of the automobile. From early pioneers such as Amedee Bollee pere,
whose first steam-driven vehicle took the road in 1878, to more
recent innovators such as Colin Chapman, pace-setter of the Grand
Prix scene, Automobile Design presents twelve penetrating design
and character studies that will fascinate all automobile
enthusiasts and historians.
Salt was a commodity of great importance in the ancient past, just
as it is today. Its roles in promoting human health and in making
food more palatable are well-known; in peasant societies it also
plays a very important role in the preservation of foodstuffs and
in a range of industries. Uncovering the evidence for the ancient
production and use of salt has been a concern for historians over
many years, but interest in the archaeology of salt has been a
particular focus of research in recent times. This book charts the
history of research on archaeological salt and traces the story of
its production in Europe from earliest times down to the Iron Age.
It presents the results of recent research, which has shown how
much new evidence is now available from the different countries of
Europe. The book considers new approaches to the archaeology of
salt, including a GIS analysis of the oft-cited association between
Bronze Age hoards and salt sources, and investigates the
possibility of a new narrative of salt production in prehistoric
Europe based on the role of salt in society, including issues of
gender and the control of sources. The book is intended for both
academics and the general reader interested in the prehistory of a
fundamental but often under-appreciated commodity in the ancient
past. It includes the results of the author's own research as well
as an up-to-date survey of current work.
Salt was a commodity of great importance in the ancient past, just
as it is today. Its roles in promoting human health and in making
food more palatable are well-known; in peasant societies it also
plays a very important role in the preservation of foodstuffs and
in a range of industries. Uncovering the evidence for the ancient
production and use of salt has been a concern for historians over
many years, but interest in the archaeology of salt has been a
particular focus of research in recent times. This book charts the
history of research on archaeological salt and traces the story of
its production in Europe from earliest times down to the Iron Age.
It presents the results of recent research, which has shown how
much new evidence is now available from the different countries of
Europe. The book considers new approaches to the archaeology of
salt, including a GIS analysis of the oft-cited association between
Bronze Age hoards and salt sources, and investigates the
possibility of a new narrative of salt production in prehistoric
Europe based on the role of salt in society, including issues of
gender and the control of sources. The book is intended for both
academics and the general reader interested in the prehistory of a
fundamental but often under-appreciated commodity in the ancient
past. It includes the results of the author s own research as well
as an up-to-date survey of current work. About the author: Anthony
Harding is Professor of Archaeology at the University of Exeter,
UK, and an authority on the European Bronze Age. He is a Fellow of
the British Academy and Chairman of Trustees of the journal
Antiquity. From 2003-2009 he was President of the European
Association of Archaeologists."
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