The Neolithic of Europe : papers in honour of Alasdair Whittle / edited by Penny Bickle [and three others].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Bickle, Penny, editor.

Whittle, A. W. R., honouree.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Whittle, A. W. R.

Neolithic period--Europe.

Neolithic period.

Excavations (Archaeology)--Europe.

Excavations (Archaeology).

Human settlements--Europe.

Human settlements.

Social archaeology--Europe.

Social archaeology.

Europe--Antiquities.

Europe.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (499 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; Philadelphia : Oxbow Books, 2017.

Summary:

The Neolithic of Europe comprises eighteen specially commissioned papers on prehistoric archaeology, written by leading international scholars. The coverage is broad, ranging geographically from southeast Europe to Britain and Ireland and chronologically from the Neolithic to the Iron Age, but with a decided focus on the former. Several papers discuss new scientific approaches to key questions in Neolithic research, while others offer interpretive accounts of aspects of the archaeological record. Thematically, the main foci are on Neolithisation; the archaeology of Neolithic daily life, settlements and subsistence; as well as monuments and aspects of world view. A number of contributions highlight the recent impact of techniques such as isotopic analysis and statistically modeled radiocarbon dates on our understanding of mobility, diet, lifestyles, events and historical processes. The volume is presented to celebrate the enormous impact that Alasdair Whittle has had on the study of prehistory, especially the European and British Neolithic, and his rich career in archaeology.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781785706554

1785706551

9781785706578

1785706578