Bronze Age cultures in Central and Eastern Europe
Author: Marija Gimbutas
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter
Published: 2011-08-25
Total Pages: 785
ISBN-13: 3111668142
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Exchange and Cultural Interactions
Author: Andrzej Pydyn
Publisher: BAR International Series
Published: 1999
Total Pages: 268
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →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 Šabatová
Publisher: Archaeopress Publishing Ltd
Published: 2020-03-26
Total Pages: 186
ISBN-13: 1789694558
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →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
The Bronze Age in Europe
Author: J. M. Coles
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2014-10-30
Total Pages: 613
ISBN-13: 1317605993
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →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.
European Societies in the Bronze Age
Author: A. F. Harding
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2000-05-18
Total Pages: 576
ISBN-13: 9780521367295
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →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 Osgood
Publisher: The History Press
Published: 2011-11-08
Total Pages: 207
ISBN-13: 0752476025
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →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? This detailed and fully illustrated study of warfare in Bronze Age Europe, aims to answer these and many other questions.
Culture and Change in Central European Prehistory
Author: Helle Vandkilde
Publisher:
Published: 2007
Total Pages: 222
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This book is a cohesive overview of Central European prehistory from the introduction of agriculture around 6000 BC to the state-forming processes that began to emerge during the first millennium BC. A complex mosaic of culture, society and processes is mirrored in the material world and in certain periods involves a large part of the Eurasian continent. Culture and change must be understood as both localised and macro-regional: the book is a cultural-historical tale - inspired by, for example, the attempts of French historians to integrate different levels of history. Emphasis is laid on the eventful boom periods where innovations and cross-cultural interaction intensified in such a way that history's mainly reproductive pattern was broken. Important turning points are attached, among other things, to the first production of food, copper- and bronze metallurgy, and the sword as a weapon and symbol. These technical innovations were part of a complicated interaction with social and cultural processes, which in many cases are connected in a pattern that can be followed in time and space.
Organizing Bronze Age Societies
Author: Timothy Earle
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2010-08-30
Total Pages:
ISBN-13: 1139491121
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The Bronze Age was a formative period in European history when the organisation of landscapes, settlements, and economy reached a new level of complexity. This book presents the first in-depth, comparative study of household economy and settlement in three micro-regions: the Mediterranean (Sicily), Central Europe (Hungary), and Northern Europe (South Scandinavia). The results are based on ten years of fieldwork in a similar method of documentation, and scientific analyses were used in each of the regional studies, making controlled comparisons possible. The new evidence demonstrates how differences in settlement organisation and household economies were counterbalanced by similarities in the organised use of the landscape in an economy dominated by the herding of large flocks of sheep and cattle. This book's innovative theoretical and methodological approaches will be of relevance to all researchers of landscape and settlement history.
The Age of the Gods
