| The Archaeology of People: Dimensions of Neolithic Life Contributor(s): Whittle, Alisdair (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415304075 ISBN-13: 9780415304078 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $152.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: May 2003 Annotation: Alasdair Whittle's new work argues powerfully for the complexity and fluidity of life in the Neolithic, through a combination of archaeological and anthropological case studies and current theoretical debate. The book ranges from the sixth to the fourth millennium BC, and from the Great Hungarian Plain, central and western Europe and the Alpine foreland to parts of southern Britain. Familiar terms such as individuals, agency, identity and structure are dealt with, but Professor Whittle emphasises that they are too abstract to be truly useful. Instead, he highlights the multiple dimensions which simultaneously constituted Neolithic existence in concrete and complicated situations: the web of daily routines, group and individual identities, relations with animals, and active but varied attitudes to the past. The result is a vivid, original and perceptive understanding of the early Neolithic which will offer insights for readers at every level. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Ancient - General - Social Science | Archaeology |
| Dewey: 936 |
| LCCN: 2002037161 |
| Physical Information: 0.65" H x 6.32" W x 9.52" (1.13 lbs) 224 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Alasdair Whittle's new work argues powerfully for the complexity and fluidity of life in the Neolithic, through a combination of archaeological and anthropological case studies and current theoretical debate. The book ranges from the sixth to the fourth millennium BC, and from the Great Hungarian Plain, central and western Europe and the Alpine foreland to parts of southern Britain. Familiar terms such as individuals, agency, identity and structure are dealt with, but Professor Whittle emphasises that they are too abstract to be truly useful. The result is a vivid, original and perceptive understanding of the early Neolithic which will offer insights to readers at every level. |