The past in prehistoric societies / Richard Bradley.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bradley, Richard, 1946- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Prehistoric peoples.

Anthropology, Prehistoric.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (186 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London : Routledge, 2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The idea of prehistory dates from the nineteenth century, but Richard Bradley contends that it is still a vital area for research. He argues that it is only through a combination of oral tradition and the experience of encountering ancient material culture that people were able to formulate a sense of their own pasts without written records.The Past in Prehistoric Societies presents case studies which extend from the Palaeolithic to the early Middle Ages and from the Alps to Scandinavia. It examines how archaeologists might study the origin of myths and the different ways in whic

Contents:

Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; List of figures; List of tables; Preface; 1 Introduction: Darwin's Christmas dinner; 2 Acknowledging antiquity: towards an archaeology of distant origins; 3 Entering the present: legacies of the immediate past; 4 Projecting future pasts: monuments and the formation of memory; 5 Remaking ancient pasts: from revision to revival; 6 Conclusion: prehistoric times; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-415-27628-4

1-315-81197-9

1-317-79714-0

1-317-79715-9

9781315811970

OCLC:

875097069