Bryan Hanks, ed.

Social Complexity in Prehistoric Eurasia: Monuments, Metals and Mobility

Cambridge University Press, 2009. Hardcover. Fine Condition. 9780521517126 Firmly bound, clean unmarked pages. Social Complexity in Prehistoric Eurasia challenges current interpretations of the emergence, development, and decline of social complexity in the steppe region of China and the former Soviet Union. Through a thematic investigation of archaeological patterns ranging from monument construction and use and production and consumption of metals to the nature of mobility among societies, the essays in this volume provide the most up-to-date thinking on social and cultural change in prehistoric Eurasia. Collectively, they challenge broader theoretical trends in Anglo-American archaeology, which have traditionally favored comparative studies of sedentary agricultural societies over mobile pastoralist or agro-pastoralist communities. By highlighting the potential and limitations of comparative studies of social complexity, this volume sets the agenda for future studies of this region of the world. It emphasizes how the unique nature of early steppe societies can contribute to more comprehensive interpretations of social trajectories in world prehistory. 438 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Archaeology; ISBN/EAN: 9780521517126. Inventory No: dscf11608.

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Keywords: BZDB229 Archaeology; Social Complexity in Prehistoric Eurasia Monuments Metals and Mobility Bryan Hanks ed

Peter Skoglund ed.

Picturing the Bronze Age (Swedish Rock Art Research Series, Vol. 3)

Oxbow Books, 2015. Hardcover. Fine Condition. 9781782978794 Long feint shallow surface scratch on rear board, book's contents clean and unmarked. Pictures from the Bronze Age are numerous, vivid and complex. There is no other prehistoric period that has produced such a wide range of images spanning from rock art to figurines to decoration on bronzes and gold. Fifteen papers, with a geographical coverage from Scandinavia to the Iberian Peninsula, examine a wide range of topics reflecting the many forms and expressions of Bronze Age imagery encompassing important themes including religion, materiality, mobility, interaction, power and gender. Contributors explore specific elements of rock art in some detail such as the representation of the human form; images of manslaughter; and gender identities. The relationship between rock art imagery and its location on the one hand, and metalwork and networks of trade and exchange of both materials and ideas on the other, are considered. Modern and ancient perceptions of rock art are discussed, in particular the changing perceptions that have developed during almost 150 years of documented research. Picturing the Bronze Age is based on an international workshop with the same title held in Tanum, Sweden in October 2012. Illustrated. 232 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Archaeology; ISBN/EAN: 9781782978794. Inventory No: dscf11125.

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Keywords: BZDB229 Archaeology; Picturing the Bronze Age Swedish Rock Art Research Series Vol 3 Peter Skoglund ed