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Apr 15, 2008 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. Cambridge core ancient history the cambridge prehistory of the bronze and. During 20182019 aamw students and faculty conducted fieldwork in greece, italy, turkey, cyprus, israel, iraq, georgia, russia, and azerbaijan. Mediterranean plus a range of optional modules including. It is the only book available to offer general coverage of mediterranean prehistory. Archaeology mediterranean prehistory wiley blackwell studies. The volume is a response to the dissatisfaction with traditional views of. Have an understanding of current debates in mediterranean archaeology. Ancient history and mediterranean archaeology 1 ancient history and mediterranean archaeology the interdisciplinary program of graduate study in ancient history and ancient near eastern and mediterranean archaeology ahma is conducted by a group that includes more than 20 faculty members.
The bronze age was a formative period in european history when the organization of landscapes, settlements, and economy reached a new level of complexity. The archaeology of mediterranean prehistory blackwell studies in global archaeology emma blake, a. Pdf an archaeology of prehistoric bodies and embodied. Archaeology of the mediterranean world the school of. Bernard knapp is emeritus professor of mediterranean archaeology, department of archaeology, glasgow university, now affiliated with the cyprus american archaeological research institute in nicosia, cyprus. Ris procite, reference manager, endnote, bibtex, medlars, refworks. This remarkable book does precisely what its title suggests. Jefferson reid and michael brian schiffer have defined archaeology as the study of the relationship between human behavior and material culture in all times and all places. The term was given wider coverage by sir john lubbocks prehistoric times, published in 1865 kennedy 2000, renfrew 2007.
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