| Social Relations in Later Prehistory: Wessex in the First Millennium BC Contributor(s): Sharples, Niall (Author) |
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ISBN: 0199577714 ISBN-13: 9780199577712 Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA OUR PRICE: $156.75 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: June 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Archaeology - Social Science | Anthropology - General - History | Europe - Great Britain - General |
| Dewey: 936.202 |
| LCCN: 2009939949 |
| Physical Information: 1.2" H x 6.2" W x 9.8" (1.80 lbs) 392 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In this fully illustrated study, Niall Sharples examine the complex social relationships of the Wessex region of southern England in the first millennium BC. He considers the nature of the landscape and manner of its organization, the methods that bring people together into large communities, the role of the individual, and how the region relates to other regions of Britain and Europe. These thematic concerns cover a detailed analysis of the significance of hillforts, the development of coinage and other exchange processes, the character of houses, and the nature of burial practices. Sharples offers an exciting new picture of a period and a region which has considerable importance for British archaeology, and he also provides all archaeologists interested in prehistory with a model of how later prehistoric society can be interpreted. |