| Celtic from the West 3: Atlantic Europe in the Metal Ages -- Questions of Shared Language Contributor(s): Koch, John T. (Editor), Cunliffe, Barry (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1785702270 ISBN-13: 9781785702273 Publisher: Oxbow Books Limited OUR PRICE: $76.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Ancient - General - History | Europe - General - Social Science | Archaeology |
| Dewey: 940.049 |
| Series: Celtic Studies Publications |
| Physical Information: 1.5" H x 7.5" W x 9.8" (3.75 lbs) 480 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Celtic - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The Celtic languages and groups called Keltoi (i.e. 'Celts') emerge into our written records at the pre-Roman Iron Age. The impetus for this book is to explore from the perspectives of three disciplines--archaeology, genetics, and linguistics--the background in later European prehistory to these developments. There is a traditional scenario, according to which, Celtic speech and the associated group identity came in to being during the Early Iron Age in the north Alpine zone and then rapidly spread across central and western Europe. This idea of 'Celtogenesis' remains deeply entrenched in scholarly and popular thought. But it has become increasingly difficult to reconcile with recent discoveries pointing towards origins in the deeper past. It should no longer be taken for granted that Atlantic Europe during the 2nd and 3rd millennia BC were pre-Celtic or even pre-Indo-European. The explorations in Celtic from the West 3 are drawn together in this spirit, continuing two earlier volumes in the influential series. |
Contributor Bio(s): Cunliffe, Barry: - Barry Cunliffe was Professor of European Archaeology at the University of Oxford from 1972 to 2007. He has worked on many of the iconic British excavations including Fishbourne Roman Palace, Danebury Hillfort and Hengistbury Head. He is an authority on the Iron Age and the Celts, and the author of many scholarly and popular publications including The Oxford Illustrated History of Prehistoric Europe, Britain Begins, and The Celts, A Very Short Introduction. |