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An Ethnography of the Neolithic: Early Prehistoric Societies in Southern Scandinavia

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title An Ethnography of the Neolithic: Early Prehistoric Societies in Southern Scandinavia
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Christopher Tilley
SeriesNew Studies in Archaeology
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:388
Dimensions(mm): Height 190,Width 247
Category/GenrePrehistoric archaeology
ISBN/Barcode 9780521568210
ClassificationsDewey:936.3
Audience
Professional & Vocational
Tertiary Education (US: College)
Illustrations 34 Tables, unspecified; 19 Plates, color; 35 Maps; 30 Halftones, unspecified; 38 Line drawings, unspecified

Publishing Details

Publisher Cambridge University Press
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publication Date 30 October 2003
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

Archaeological research in Sweden and Denmark has uncovered a startling array of evidence over the last 150 years, but until now there has been no comprehensive synthesis and interpretation of the material. An Ethnography of the Neolithic bridges this gap, giving an accessible and up-to-date analysis of a wide range of evidence, from landscapes to monumental tombs to portable artifacts. Christopher Tilley also uses this material as a basis for a provocative and novel reconstruction of late Mesolithic and earlier Neolithic societies in southern Scandinavia, over a period of 3,000 years. His skilful integration of archaeological evidence with new anthropological approaches makes this book an original contribution to an important topic, whose significance stretches outside Scandinavia, and beyond the Neolithic.

Reviews

'... incomparable in terms of perception and correlation.' Neil Mortimer, 3rd Stone '... what has rarely been seen before is the degree of comparative interpretation that is employed here to create a view of prehistory that hitherto has been beyond our reach.' Neil Mortimer, 3rd Stone