Folia archaeologica
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Published: 1999
Total Pages: 168
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People and Nature in Historical Perspective
Author: J¢zsef Laszlovszky
Publisher: Central European University Press
Published: 2003-01-01
Total Pages: 414
ISBN-13: 9789639241862
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Creativity in the Bronze Age
Author: Lise Bender Jørgensen
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2018-01-18
Total Pages: 360
ISBN-13: 110838367X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKCreativity is an integral part of human history, yet most studies focus on the modern era, leaving unresolved questions about the formative role that creativity has played in the past. This book explores the fundamental nature of creativity in the European Bronze Age. Considering developments in crafts that we take for granted today, such as pottery, textiles, and metalwork, the volume compares and contrasts various aspects of their development, from the construction of the materials themselves, through the production processes, to the design and effects deployed in finished objects. It explores how creativity is closely related to changes in material culture, how it directs responses to the new and unfamiliar, and how it has resulted in changes to familiar things and practices. Written by an international team of scholars, the case studies in this volume consider wider issues and provide detailed insights into creative solutions found in specific objects.
Conflict Archaeology
Author: Manuel Fernández-Götz
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2017-12-14
Total Pages: 406
ISBN-13: 1351384651
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn the past two decades, conflict archaeology has become firmly established as a promising field of research, as reflected in publications, symposia, conference sessions and fieldwork projects. It has its origins in the study of battlefields and other conflict-related phenomena in the modern Era, but numerous studies show that this theme, and at least some of its methods, techniques and theories, are also relevant for older historical and even prehistoric periods. This book presents a series of case-studies on conflict archaeology in ancient Europe, based on the results of both recent fieldwork and a reassessment of older excavations. The chronological framework spans from the Neolithic to Late Antiquity, and the geographical scope from Iberia to Scandinavia. Along key battlefields such as the Tollense Valley, Baecula, Alesia, Kalkriese and Harzhorn, the volume also incorporates many other sources of evidence that can be directly related to past conflict scenarios, including defensive works, military camps, battle-related ritual deposits, and symbolic representations of violence in iconography and grave goods. The aim is to explore the material evidence for the study of warfare, and to provide new theoretical and methodological insights into the archaeology of mass violence in ancient Europe and beyond.
Lithic Materials and Paleolithic Societies
Author: Brian Adams
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Published: 2009-05-06
Total Pages: 312
ISBN-13: 9781444311969
DOWNLOAD EBOOKLithic Materials and Paleolithic Societies provides a detailed examination of the Paleolithic procurement and utilization of the most durable material in the worldwide archaeological record. The volume addresses sites ranging in age from some of the earliest hominin occupations in eastern and southern Africa to late Pleistocene and post-Pleistocene occupations in North American and Australia. The Early Paleolithic in India and the Near East, the Middle Paleolithic in Europe, and the Late Paleolithic in Europe and eastern Asia are also considered. The authors include established researchers who provide important synthetic statements updated with new information. Recent data are reported, often by younger scholars who are becoming respected members of the international research community. The authors represent research traditions from nine countries and therefore provide insight into the scholarly present as well as the Paleolithic past. Attempts are frequently made to relate lithic procurement and utilization to the organization of societies and even broader concerns of hominin behaviour. The volume re-evaluates existing interpretations in some instances by updating previous work of the authors and offers provocative new interpretations that at times call into question some basic assumptions of the Paleolithic. This book will be invaluable reading for advanced students and researchers in the fields of palaeolithic archaeology, geoarchaeology, and anthropology.
The Archaeology and Material Culture of Queenship in Medieval Hungary, 1000–1395
Author: Christopher Mielke
Publisher: Springer Nature
Published: 2021-04-21
Total Pages: 328
ISBN-13: 3030665119
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book explores an alternate history of the power and agency of 30 Hungarian queens over 400 years by a rigorous examination of the material culture connected with their lives. By researching the objects, images, and spaces, it demonstrates how these women expressed and displayed their power. Queens used material culture and space not only to demonstrate their own power to a wide, international audience, but also to consolidate their own position when it was weakened by external circumstances. Both the public and private image of the queen factors significantly in understanding in her own role at the strongly centralized Hungarian court, and, moreover, how her position and person strengthened and complemented that of the king.
Attila - the quest for the Sword of Mars
Author: M. Traugott Huber
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
Published: 2024-08-14
Total Pages: 446
ISBN-13: 3759756875
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Huns are part of Europe's rich history. The direct Hunnic impact on Europe as it stood around 370 was massive. Attila is one of the few names from antiquity that is still instantly recognised. Three famous experts on the Huns - Otto Maenchen-Helfen (1973), Edward Thompson (1948, 1996), and Mischa Meier (2020) - contributed significantly to our knowledge, but they failed to answer the five most important questions on Attila and the Huns: - Which was the native country of the Huns? - Where are the capitals and tombs of Attila's royal ancestors - Uldin, Charaton, and Ruga? - Where did Attila's decisive Battle of the Catalaunian Plains really take place? - Where is Attila's lost capital? - Where is Attila's legendary tomb with his fabled Sword of Mars? This book provides answers to each of these five questions, while also solving other mysteries - the identity of the enigmatic river Drecon, the name of the village of Attila's sister-in-law, and the true course of Attila's Gallic campaign in 451 and his Italian campaign in 452.
The Eerdmans Encyclopedia of Early Christian Art and Archaeology
Author: Finney
Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Published: 2017
Total Pages: 822
ISBN-13: 0802890164
DOWNLOAD EBOOKOne of the most widely respected theological dictionaries put into one-volume, abridged form. Focusing on the theological meaning of each word, the abridgment contains English keywords for each entry, tables of English and Greek keywords, and a listing of the relevant volume and page numbers from the unabridged work at the end of each article or section.
Illyricum in Roman Politics, 229 BC-AD 68
Author: Danijel Dzino
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2010-01-21
Total Pages: 243
ISBN-13: 0521194199
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book examines Roman military and political conquest of the Western Balkans (Illyricum) between 229 BC and c.AD 68 using written and archaeological sources. It shows the various political strategies that the Romans were using in dealing with the indigenous population of the region.
Sourcebook of Paleolithic Transitions
Author: Marta Camps
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Published: 2009-09-01
Total Pages: 575
ISBN-13: 0387764879
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAs the study of Palaeolithic technologies moves towards a more analytical approach, it is necessary to determine a consistent procedural framework. The contributions to this timely and comprehensive volume do just that. This volume incorporates a broad chronological and geographical range of Palaeolithic material from the Lower to Upper Palaeolithic. The focus of this volume is to provide an analysis of Palaeolithic technologies from a quantitative, empirical perspective. As new techniques, particularly quantitative methods, for analyzing Palaeolithic technologies gain popularity, this work provides case studies particularly showcasing these new techniques. Employing diverse case studies, and utilizing multivariate approaches, morphometrics, model-based approaches, phylogenetics, cultural transmission studies, and experimentation, this volume provides insights from international contributors at the forefront of recent methodological advances.
