| Bell Beaker Settlement of Europe: The Bell Beaker Phenomenon from a Domestic Perspective Contributor(s): Gibson, Alex M. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1789251249 ISBN-13: 9781789251241 Publisher: Oxbow Books Limited OUR PRICE: $47.49 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 2019 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - General - History | Ancient - General |
| Dewey: 936 |
| LCCN: 2019938768 |
| Series: Prehistoric Society Research Papers |
| Physical Information: 1.1" H x 8.6" W x 10.9" (3.60 lbs) 392 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: European studies of the Bell Beaker phenomenon have concentrated on burial and artifacts that constitute its the most visible aspects. This volume concentrates on the domestic sphere - assemblage composition, domestic structures (how they differ, if at all, from previous types, legacies), and provides the first pan-European synthesis of its kind. It is a Europe-wide survey and analysis of Bell Beaker settlement structures; this is particularly important as we cannot understand the Bell Beaker phenomenon by analyzing graves alone. Neither should we view Bell Beakers in isolation but must consider the effect that they had on already existing Late Neolithic cultures in the areas in which they appear. This volume is therefore intended to view the settlement aspect of Bell Beakers in context throughout Europe. It is the text book for Chalcolithic settlements and society. Contributors to the 19 papers belong to Europe-wide affiliation of experts specializing in Bell Beakers and the Chalcolithic (Archeologie et Gobelets) which addresses common pan-European issues surrounding the appearance and spread of Bell Beakers. This book summarizes that data from the UK and many of the continental European countries; an increasingly important element of Beaker studies following recent isotopic and DNA evidence showing that the phenomenon was a result of human migration and not that of cultural ideas, trade and ideology. Each chapter deals with a defined region or country and is fully illustrated, including a corpus of Beaker houses and comparing then with Late Neolithic domestic structures where they are known to exist. The following themes will be addressed: 1. Regional syntheses in the UK and in Europe 2. What native cultures existed before the arrival of Bell Beakers? 3. What domestic ceramics were being used before the arrival of Bell Beakers? 4. What stone and flint types were in use? 5. What did pre-Bell Beaker houses look like? What size were they? 6. What (if any) changes to 1-4 above resulted after the appearance of Bell Beakers? |
Contributor Bio(s): Gibson, Alex M.: - Alex Gibson worked for the Clwyd-Powys Archaeological Trust and English Heritage before taking up a readership at the University of Bradford in 2001 from which he has recently retired. He has published widely on Neolithic and Early Bronze Age funerary and ritual sites as well as ceramics and settlement archaeology. From 2014-2018 he was President of the Prehistoric Society and is a member of Archéologie et Gobelets. |