Space and Time in Mediterranean Prehistory

Space and Time in Mediterranean Prehistory
Author: Stella Souvatzi
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 327
Release: 2013-10-15
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1135042888

Space and Time in Mediterranean Prehistory addresses these two concepts as interrelated, rather than as separate categories, and as a means for understanding past social relations at different scales. The need for this volume was realised through four main observations: the ever growing interest in space and spatiality across the social sciences; the comparative theoretical and methodological neglect of time and temporality; the lack in the existing literature of an explicit and balanced focus on both space and time; and the large amount of new information coming from prehistoric Mediterranean. It focuses on the active and interactive role of space and time in the production of any social environment, drawing equally on contemporary theory and on case-studies from Mediterranean prehistory. Space and Time in Mediterranean Prehistory seeks to break down the space-time continuum, often assumed rather than inferred, into space-time units and to uncover the varying and variable interrelations of space and time in prehistoric societies across the Mediterranean. The volume is a response to the dissatisfaction with traditional views of space and time in prehistory and revisits these concepts to develop a timely integrative conceptual and analytical framework for the study of space and time in archaeology.

Archaeologies of Complexity

Archaeologies of Complexity
Author: Robert Chapman
Publisher: Psychology Press
Total Pages: 290
Release: 2003
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9780415273077

Robert Chapman addresses the nature of contemporary archaeology and the study of social change, and debates the transition from perceived simple, egalitarian societies to our complex modern world.

The Archaeology of Mediterranean Prehistory

The Archaeology of Mediterranean Prehistory
Author: Emma Blake
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 352
Release: 2008-04-15
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 140513724X

This book offers a comprehensive introduction to the archaeology of Mediterranean prehistory and an essential reference to the most recent research and fieldwork. Only book available to offer general coverage of Mediterranean prehistory Written by 14 of the leading archaeologists in the field Spans the Neolithic through the Iron Age, and draws from all the major regions of the Mediterranean's coast and islands Presents the central debates in Mediterranean prehistory---trade and interaction, rural economies, ritual, social structure, gender, monumentality, insularity, archaeometallurgy and the metals trade, stone technologies, settlement, and maritime traffic---as well as contemporary legacies of the region's prehistoric past Structure of text is pedagogically driven Engages diverse theoretical approaches so students will see the benefits of multivocality

The Comparative Archaeology of Complex Societies

The Comparative Archaeology of Complex Societies
Author: Michael E. Smith
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 357
Release: 2011-09-05
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1139502034

Part of a resurgence in the comparative study of ancient societies, this book presents a variety of methods and approaches to comparative analysis through the examination of wide-ranging case studies. Each chapter is a comparative study, and the diverse topics and regions covered in the book contribute to the growing understanding of variation and change in ancient complex societies. The authors explore themes ranging from urbanization and settlement patterns, to the political strategies of kings and chiefs, to the economic choices of individuals and households. The case studies cover an array of geographical settings, from the Andes to Southeast Asia. The authors are leading archaeologists whose research on early empires, states, and chiefdoms is at the cutting edge of scientific archaeology.

Social Networks and Regional Identity in Bronze Age Italy

Social Networks and Regional Identity in Bronze Age Italy
Author: Emma Blake
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 341
Release: 2014-08-11
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1316062538

This book takes an innovative approach to detecting regional groupings in peninsular Italy during the Late Bronze Age, a notoriously murky period of Italian prehistory. Applying social network analysis to the distributions of imports and other distinctive objects, Emma Blake reveals previously unrecognized exchange networks that are in some cases the precursors of the named peoples of the first millennium BC: the Etruscans, the Veneti, and others. In a series of regional case studies, she uses quantitative methods to both reconstruct and analyze the character of these early networks and posits that, through path dependence, the initial structure of the networks played a role in the success or failure of the groups occupying those same regions in later times. This book thus bridges the divide between Italian prehistory and the Classical period, and demonstrates that Italy's regionalism began far earlier than previously thought.

On the Ocean

On the Ocean
Author: Barry W. Cunliffe
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 642
Release: 2017
Genre: History
ISBN: 0198757891

The story of the contest between humans and the sea, played out in the Mediterranean and the Atlantic from early prehistory until AD 1500.

Mediterranean Voyages

Mediterranean Voyages
Author: Helen Dawson
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 379
Release: 2016-07-01
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1315424754

Islands are ideal case studies for exploring social connectivity, episodes of colonisation, abandonment, and alternating phases of cultural interaction and isolation. Their societies display different attitudes toward the land and the sea, which in turn cast light on group identities. This volume advances theoretical discussions of island archaeology by offering a comparative study of the archaeology of colonisation, abandonment, and resettlement of the Mediterranean islands in prehistory. This comparative and thematic study encourages anthropological reflections on the archaeology of the islands, ultimately focusing on people rather than geographical units, and specifically on the relations between islanders, mainlanders, and the creation of islander identities. This volume has significance for scholars interested in Mediterranean archaeology, as well as those interested more broadly in colonisation and abandonment.

Demography and Migration Population trajectories from the Neolithic to the Iron Age

Demography and Migration Population trajectories from the Neolithic to the Iron Age
Author: Thibault Lachenal
Publisher: Archaeopress Publishing Ltd
Total Pages: 181
Release: 2020-07-30
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1789696666

This volume presents combined proceedings of two complementary sessions of the XVIII UISPP World Congress (Paris, 2018). These sessions aimed to identify demographic variations during the Neolithic and Bronze Age and to question their causes while avoiding the potential taphonomic and chronological biases affecting the documentation.