The Archaeology of Mediterranean Prehistory |
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| Editor:
| Blake, Emma
Knapp, A. Bernard |
| Series title: | Wiley Blackwell Studies in Global Archaeology Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-470-70630-5 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 2008 |
| Publisher: | John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
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| Imprint: | Wiley-Blackwell |
| Book Format: | Digital download |
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Book Description:
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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...
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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