The Past In Prehistoric Societies

Author : Richard Bradley
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2014-03-18
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781317797159

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The idea of prehistory dates from the nineteenth century, but Richard Bradley contends that it is still a vital area for research. He argues that it is only through a combination of oral tradition and the experience of encountering ancient material culture that people were able to formulate a sense of their own pasts without written records. The Past in Prehistoric Societies presents case studies which extend from the Palaeolithic to the early Middle Ages and from the Alps to Scandinavia. It examines how archaeologists might study the origin of myths and the different ways in which prehistoric people would have inherited artefacts from the past. It also investigates the ways in which ancient remains might have been invested with new meanings long after their original significance had been forgotten. Finally, the author compares the procedures of excavation and field survey in the light of these examples. The work includes a large number of detailed case studies, is fully illustrated and has been written in an extremely accessible style.

Author : Richard Bradley
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 190 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2014-03-18
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781317797142

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The idea of prehistory dates from the nineteenth century, but Richard Bradley contends that it is still a vital area for research. He argues that it is only through a combination of oral tradition and the experience of encountering ancient material culture that people were able to formulate a sense of their own pasts without written records. The Past in Prehistoric Societies presents case studies which extend from the Palaeolithic to the early Middle Ages and from the Alps to Scandinavia. It examines how archaeologists might study the origin of myths and the different ways in which prehistoric people would have inherited artefacts from the past. It also investigates the ways in which ancient remains might have been invested with new meanings long after their original significance had been forgotten. Finally, the author compares the procedures of excavation and field survey in the light of these examples. The work includes a large number of detailed case studies, is fully illustrated and has been written in an extremely accessible style.

Author : Lynne Kelly
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 303 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2015-05-19
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781107059375

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Knowledge and Power in Prehistoric Societies by Lynne Kelly Pdf

This book explores the role of formal knowledge systems in small-scale oral cultures in both historic and archaeological contexts.

Author : Grahame Clark,Stuart Piggott
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 1974
Category : Prehistoric peoples
ISBN : OCLC:21142906

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Prehistoric Societies by Grahame Clark,Stuart Piggott Pdf

Author : Mark Q. Sutton
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 574 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2022-02-27
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781000533903

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Discovering World Prehistory by Mark Q. Sutton Pdf

Discovering World Prehistory introduces the general field of archaeology and highlights for students the difference between obtaining data (basic archaeology) and interpreting those data into a prehistory, a coherent model of the past. The opening section of the book covers the history, methods, and techniques of archaeology to provide a detailed examination of archaeological investigation. It highlights the excitement of archaeological discovery and how archaeologists analyze and interpret evidence. The second half covers global prehistory and shows how archaeological data is interpreted through theoretical frameworks to create a picture of the past. Starting with human evolution, chapters detail the key stages, from around the world, of prehistory, finishing with the transition to post-prehistoric societies. Including chapter overviews, highlight boxes, chapter summaries, key concepts, and suggested reading, Discovering World Prehistory is designed to support introductory courses in archaeology and allows students to experience both methods and interpretation, offering a perfect introduction to the discipline.

Author : Johannes Müller,Andrea Ricci
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2020-07-13
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9088909245

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Past Societies by Johannes Müller,Andrea Ricci Pdf

From the North Atlantic to the Persian Gulf and from Peru to the Near East, this book illustrates different studies on the interfluve of environments and societies in landscapes and describes certain historical moments and processes in which the interplay of ecological and societal factors is entangled.

Author : Grahame 1907-1995 Clark
Publisher : Hassell Street Press
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2021-09-09
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1013761774

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Archaeology and Society; Reconstructing the Prehistoric Past by Grahame 1907-1995 Clark Pdf

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author : Brian Hayden
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 411 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2018-09-13
Category : History
ISBN : 9781108426398

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The Power of Ritual in Prehistory by Brian Hayden Pdf

Secret societies in tribal societies turn out to be key to understanding the origins of social inequalities and state religions.

Author : Bruce J. Bourque
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 418 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2007-09-04
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780585275741

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Diversity and Complexity in Prehistoric Maritime Societies by Bruce J. Bourque Pdf

New England archaeology has not always been everyone's cup of tea; only late in the Golden of nineteenth-century archaeology, as archaeology's focus turned westward, did a few pioneers look northward as well, causing a brief flurry of investigation and excavation. Between 1892 and 1894, Charles C. Willoughby did some exemplary excavations at three small burial sites in Bucksport, Orland, and Ellsworth, Maine, and made some models of that activity for exhibition at the Chicago World's Fair. These activities were encouraged by E Putnam, director of the Harvard Peabody Museum and head of anthropology at the "Columbian" Exposition. Even earlier, another director of the Peabody, Jeffries Wyman, spawned some real interest in the shellheaps of the Maine coast, but that did not last very long. Twentieth-century New England archaeology, specifically in Maine, was--for its first fifty years--rather low key too, with short-lived but important activity by Arlo and Oric (a Bates Harvard student) prior to World War Later, I. another Massachusetts institution, the Peabody Foundation at Andover, took some minor but responsible steps toward further understanding of the area's prehistoric past.

Author : Stella Souvatzi,Adnan Baysal,Emma L. Baysal
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2018-10-26
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781315531830

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Time and History in Prehistory by Stella Souvatzi,Adnan Baysal,Emma L. Baysal Pdf

Time and History in Prehistory explores the many processes through which time and history are conceptualized and constructed, challenging the perception of prehistoric societies as ahistorical. Drawing equally on contemporary theory and illustrative case studies, and firmly rooted in material evidence, this book rearticulates concepts of time and history, questions the kind of narratives to be written about the past and underlines the fundamentally historical nature of prehistory. From a range of multi-disciplinary perspectives, the authors of this volume address the scales at which archaeological evidence and narrative are interwoven, from a single day to deep history and from a solitary pot to a complete city. In doing so, they argue the need for a multi-scalar approach to prehistoric data that allows for the interplay between short and long term, and for analytical units that encourage us to move continuously between scales. The growing interest in time and history in archaeology and across a wide range of disciplines concerned with human action and the human past highlights that these are exceptionally active fields. By juxtaposing varied viewpoints, this volume bridges gaps in narrative, finds a place for inclusive histories and makes clear the benefit of integrative and interdisciplinary approaches, including different disciplines and types of data.

Author : Grahame Clark
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 1939
Category : Archaeology
ISBN : UOM:39015002693334

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Archaeology and Society by Grahame Clark Pdf

Author : Corrie C. Bakels,Quentin P. J. Bourgeois,David R. Fontijn,Richard Jansen
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 156 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Prehistoric peoples
ISBN : 9088907471

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Local Communities in the Big World of Prehistoric Northwest Europe by Corrie C. Bakels,Quentin P. J. Bourgeois,David R. Fontijn,Richard Jansen Pdf

This book is about how local communities in prehistory, by shaping their landscape, carved out a place for themselves in a big social world that stretched out far beyond the landscape they lived and worked in.

Author : Grahme Clark
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 1967
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:933912721

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Archaeology and Society by Grahme Clark Pdf

Author : Sherratt A. Sherratt
Publisher : Edinburgh University Press
Page : 448 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2019-08-07
Category : HISTORY
ISBN : 9781474472562

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Economy and Society in Prehistoric Europe by Sherratt A. Sherratt Pdf

This book brings together a classic collection of Andrew Sherratt's work on the economic foundations of prehistoric Europe, which have put forward important new ideas about the development of farming, pastoralism, early technology and trade. In a series of contributions that have included wide-ranging syntheses and detailed local studies, he discusses their implications for the understanding of settlement-patterns, social structures, material culture, and less tangible aspects of prehistoric life such as the spread of languages and the use of narcotics.

Author : Prehistoric Society (London, England)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 850 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 1960
Category : Antiquities, Prehistoric
ISBN : OSU:32435031296817

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Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society by Prehistoric Society (London, England) Pdf