Tin in Antiquity

Tin in Antiquity
Author: R.D. Penhallurick
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 492
Release: 2023-04-21
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1000951383

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'Tin in Antiquity' is the first comprehensive history of the early metallurgy of tin, a mine of information on this rare, highly prized metal so vital to the developing civilization of the Bronze Age. The origins of tin have always been a mystery, but the author has unearthed archaeological evidence from all over the world to trace the tinfields used before the discovery of European deposits. He takes us on a fascinating voyage of discovery through the Ancient World, delving into mythology, and enlivening his scholarly text with quotations from the Classics and humorous anecdotes. As his name suggests, Roger Penhallurick's roots are deep in Cornwall- formerly the world's largest tin producer, and still the greatest in Europe. So it is fitting that the Cornish section comprises almost half the book, for the first time collecting together all the evidence for tin streaming between 2000 BC and AD 1000. All surviving artifacts recovered from the tin workings are illustrated and put in their archaeological context. The book is lavishly illustrated throughout, including many rare old photos, and has a full bibliography of the wealth of sources that have contributed to this work.

Archaeological Encounters

Archaeological Encounters
Author: Margarita Díaz-Andreu
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Total Pages: 490
Release: 2012-11-13
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1443842761

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This book examines the relationship between British and Spanish archaeology in the light of international geographies of knowledge. It looks at the practical aspects of the personal relationships established between British and Spanish prehistoric archaeologists from the 1920s to the 1970s. Part I of the book sets the scene. It provides some contextual information on the main events in the archaeology of both countries in the period under study. It also introduces Professor Luis Pericot, the archaeologist whose archive serves as the basis for much of what is discussed throughout the following chapters. In Part II of the book an analysis of the correspondence held in the Pericot Archive (the Fons Pericot in the Biblioteca de Catalunya) is undertaken. The examination of the letters exchanged between Spanish and British prehistorians in general, and in particular between Luis Pericot and about a dozen major British scholars of his time, allows the reconstruction of the nature of the relationships formed between them. The analysis has been divided into three chapters, corresponding to the three main towns where his correspondents lived for most of their academic careers: London, Cambridge and Oxford. In Part III of the book the information obtained from the correspondence is then complemented and re-examined, considering three main aspects: the production, transmission and reception of knowledge. This analysis puts together aspects discussed in Part I of the book with the data gathered from the letters in Part II, as well as other information provided by publications including translations and reviews. First of all an assessment is made as to whether the geographical context affected the way knowledge of prehistoric archaeology was produced. Secondly, the mechanisms and networks that allowed the international transmission of both ideas and practices linked to prehistoric archaeology are assessed. A third aspect looked into is the reception of knowledge, linking this with issues such as academic prestige and authority.

The Iron Age in Lowland Britain

The Iron Age in Lowland Britain
Author: D.W. Harding
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 301
Release: 2014-11-13
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1317602862

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This book was written at a time when the older conventional diffusionist view of prehistory, largely associated with the work of V. Gordon Childe, was under rigorous scrutiny from British prehistorians, who still nevertheless regarded the ‘Arras’ culture of eastern Yorkshire and the ‘Belgic’ cemeteries of south-eastern Britain as the product of immigrants from continental Europe. Sympathetic to the idea of population mobility as one mechanism for cultural innovation, as widely recognized historically, it nevertheless attempted a critical re-appraisal of the southern British Iron Age in its continental context. Subsequent fashion in later prehistoric studies has favoured economic, social and cognitive approaches, and the cultural-historical framework has largely been superseded. Routine use of radiocarbon dating and other science-based applications, and new field data resulting from developer-led archaeology have revolutionized understanding of the British Iron Age, and once again raised issues of its relationship to continental Europe.

The Atlantic Iron Age

The Atlantic Iron Age
Author: Jon Henderson
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 384
Release: 2007-12
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1134076134

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First Published in 2008. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

The Archaeology of the Oxford Region

The Archaeology of the Oxford Region
Author: Jean Cook
Publisher: Oxford University Department for External Studies
Total Pages: 208
Release: 1986
Genre: History
ISBN:

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Ireland in Prehistory

Ireland in Prehistory
Author: George Eogan
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 340
Release: 2013-10-16
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1134522789

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The authors examine Irish prehistory from the economic, sociological and artistic viewpoints enabling the reader to comprehend the vast amount of archaeological work accomplished in Ireland over the last twenty years.

Palaeohistoria

Palaeohistoria
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 324
Release: 1963
Genre: Archaeology
ISBN:

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