Author: Jens Jacob Asmussen Worsaae
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Category : Denmark
Languages : en
Pages : 202
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The Primeval Antiquities of Denmark
Author: Jens Jacob Asmussen Worsaae
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Category : Denmark
Languages : en
Pages : 202
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Category : Denmark
Languages : en
Pages : 202
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Bradshaw's hand-book to Brittany
Author: John William C. Hughes
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Languages : en
Pages : 212
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Languages : en
Pages : 212
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Bradshaw's hand-book to Brittany, etc
Author: John William Conway Hughes
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Languages : en
Pages : 212
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Languages : en
Pages : 212
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Handbook to Life in Prehistoric Europe
Author: Jane McIntosh
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0199726221
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 404
Book Description
For most of Europe's long past we have no writing, no named individuals, no recorded deeds. This means that its history is almost entirely that of the ordinary individual--the hunger-gatherer, farmer, or metallurgist--rather than the king. Evidence of privileged elites and material splendor is not lacking, however. The skills and expertise of prehistoric Europeans were often employed in the production of exquisite jewelry, elaborately woven cloth, beautifully made tools, and finely wrought weapons. Though the palaces that have attracted excavators in other lands are absent, there are few monuments elsewhere in the world to rival Europe's massive megalithic tombs or great stone circles. And though individuals preserve their anonymity and many of their secrets, modern technology has made it possible to reveal parts of their life history in astonishing detail. Handbook to Life in Prehistoric Europe gathers the results of recent archaeological discoveries and scholarly research into a single accessible volume. Organized thematically, the handbook covers all aspects of life in prehistoric Europe, including the geography of the continent, settlement, trade and transport, industry and crafts, religion, death and burial, warfare, language, the arts, and more. Complemented with more than 75 illustrations and maps, the result is a fascinating introduction to the 7,000-year period that immediately preceded the Roman Empire.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0199726221
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 404
Book Description
For most of Europe's long past we have no writing, no named individuals, no recorded deeds. This means that its history is almost entirely that of the ordinary individual--the hunger-gatherer, farmer, or metallurgist--rather than the king. Evidence of privileged elites and material splendor is not lacking, however. The skills and expertise of prehistoric Europeans were often employed in the production of exquisite jewelry, elaborately woven cloth, beautifully made tools, and finely wrought weapons. Though the palaces that have attracted excavators in other lands are absent, there are few monuments elsewhere in the world to rival Europe's massive megalithic tombs or great stone circles. And though individuals preserve their anonymity and many of their secrets, modern technology has made it possible to reveal parts of their life history in astonishing detail. Handbook to Life in Prehistoric Europe gathers the results of recent archaeological discoveries and scholarly research into a single accessible volume. Organized thematically, the handbook covers all aspects of life in prehistoric Europe, including the geography of the continent, settlement, trade and transport, industry and crafts, religion, death and burial, warfare, language, the arts, and more. Complemented with more than 75 illustrations and maps, the result is a fascinating introduction to the 7,000-year period that immediately preceded the Roman Empire.
Crania Britannica
Author: Joseph Barnard Davis
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Category : Craniology
Languages : en
Pages : 524
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Category : Craniology
Languages : en
Pages : 524
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Prehistoric Crete
Author: Joanne M. Murphy
Publisher: INSTAP Academic Press
ISBN: 1623031176
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 229
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Since the inception of Minoan archaeology, studies pertaining to tombs and tomb deposits have played seminal roles in our understanding of Minoan culture and the reconstruction of Bronze Age society. For several geographical areas and chronological periods of Cretan history, tombs are the most abundant source of data. Each author in this volume takes a clear and distinct approach to the data, including some that emphasize political geography on multi-regional and multi-scalar levels, some that examine the commemoration of the dead and of the community for legitimizing purposes but also for maintaining and/or creating elite positions in social systems, and others that underline the overlap between mortuary rituals and religion. The aim of this volume is not to present all tombs in all periods on Crete comprehensively, but the breadth of these papers is intended generate a discourse not just among archaeologists working in different areas and time periods on Crete but also among archaeologists in Greece and a broader anthropological audience.
Publisher: INSTAP Academic Press
ISBN: 1623031176
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 229
Book Description
Since the inception of Minoan archaeology, studies pertaining to tombs and tomb deposits have played seminal roles in our understanding of Minoan culture and the reconstruction of Bronze Age society. For several geographical areas and chronological periods of Cretan history, tombs are the most abundant source of data. Each author in this volume takes a clear and distinct approach to the data, including some that emphasize political geography on multi-regional and multi-scalar levels, some that examine the commemoration of the dead and of the community for legitimizing purposes but also for maintaining and/or creating elite positions in social systems, and others that underline the overlap between mortuary rituals and religion. The aim of this volume is not to present all tombs in all periods on Crete comprehensively, but the breadth of these papers is intended generate a discourse not just among archaeologists working in different areas and time periods on Crete but also among archaeologists in Greece and a broader anthropological audience.
Commentary on books II-V: Corinth, Laconia, Messenia, Elis
Author: Pausanias
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Category : Greece
Languages : en
Pages : 694
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Category : Greece
Languages : en
Pages : 694
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Pausanias's Description of Greece
Author: James George Frazer
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108047254
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 701
Book Description
Sir James Frazer's 1898 six-volume translation of and commentary on Pausanias, the second-century CE traveller and antiquarian.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108047254
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 701
Book Description
Sir James Frazer's 1898 six-volume translation of and commentary on Pausanias, the second-century CE traveller and antiquarian.
Pausanias's Description of Greece
Author: Pausanias
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Category : Greece
Languages : en
Pages : 692
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Category : Greece
Languages : en
Pages : 692
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Pausanias's Description of Greece: Commentary on books II-V: Corinth, Laconia, Messenia, Elis
Author: Pausanias
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Category : Greece
Languages : en
Pages : 692
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Publisher:
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Category : Greece
Languages : en
Pages : 692
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