Detecting and explaining technological innovation in prehistory
Edited by Michela Spataro & Martin Furholt | 2020
Technology refers to any set of standardised procedures for transforming raw materials into finished products. Innovation consists of any change in technology which has tangible and lasting effect on human practices, whether or not it…
Covering the Blade
Archaeological Leather Sheaths and Scabbards
Marquita Volken and Olaf Goubitz | 2020
Since 1968 several thousand leather artefacts have been recovered in the city of Dordrecht, ranging in date from the 12th century through to the 17th century. At that time, Olaf Goubitz was employed at the…
In die Töpfe geschaut
Biochemische und kulturgeschichtliche Studien zum früheisenzeitlichen Essen und Trinken
Edited by Philipp W. Stockhammer & Janine Fries-Knoblach | 2019
Band 2 der BEFIM-Reihe enthält sechs Beiträge des BEFIM-Teams und enger Kooperationspartner. Die Zwischenberichte aus Band 1 werden darin vertieft, abgeschlossen und in Gesamtinterpretationen eingebettet. Ein einleitender Artikel befasst sich einführungs- und überblicksartig mit der…
Islands of Salt
Historical Archaeology of Seafarers and Things in the Venezuelan Caribbean, 1624–1880
Konrad A. Antczak | 2019
The early-modern Venezuelan Caribbean did not lure seafarers with the saccharine delights of cane sugar but with the preserving qualities of solar sea salt. In this book, the historical archaeological study of this salty commodity…
Burgen in umstrittenen Landschaften
Eine Studie zur Entwicklung und Funktion von Burgen im südlichen Jütland (1232–1443)
Stefan Magnussen | 2019
In ganz Europa bestimmten Burgen im hohen und späten Mittelalter die Herrschaftspraxis. Doch während dies in zahlreichen Regionen hinreichend Beachtung findet, wurde das südliche Jütland bislang weder von der Regionalgeschichts- noch von der Burgenforschung als…
Pre-Colonial and Post-Contact Archaeology in Barbados
Past, Present, and Future Research Directions
Edited by Maaike S. de Waal, Niall Finneran, Matthew C. Reilly, Douglas V. Armstrong & Kevin Farmer | 2019
This volume provides one of the most comprehensive overviews of the archaeology of a single Caribbean island yet published. Drawing together scholars from the Caribbean, north America and Europe, all working from a range of…
Gender Transformations in Prehistoric and Archaic Societies
Edited by Julia Katharina Koch & Wiebke Kirleis | 2019
In which chronological, spatial, and social contexts is gender a relevant social category that is noticeable in the archaeological material? How can transformations in social gender relations and identity be recognized archaeologically? Is the identity…
Detecting and explaining technological innovation in prehistory
Edited by Michela Spataro & Martin Furholt | 2020
Technology refers to any set of standardised procedures for transforming raw materials into finished products. Innovation consists of any change in technology which has tangible and lasting effect on human practices, whether or not it…
Covering the Blade
Archaeological Leather Sheaths and Scabbards
Marquita Volken and Olaf Goubitz | 2020
Since 1968 several thousand leather artefacts have been recovered in the city of Dordrecht, ranging in date from the 12th century through to the 17th century. At that time, Olaf Goubitz was employed at the…
In die Töpfe geschaut
Biochemische und kulturgeschichtliche Studien zum früheisenzeitlichen Essen und Trinken
Edited by Philipp W. Stockhammer & Janine Fries-Knoblach | 2019
Band 2 der BEFIM-Reihe enthält sechs Beiträge des BEFIM-Teams und enger Kooperationspartner. Die Zwischenberichte aus Band 1 werden darin vertieft, abgeschlossen und in Gesamtinterpretationen eingebettet. Ein einleitender Artikel befasst sich einführungs- und überblicksartig mit der…
Islands of Salt
Historical Archaeology of Seafarers and Things in the Venezuelan Caribbean, 1624–1880
Konrad A. Antczak | 2019
The early-modern Venezuelan Caribbean did not lure seafarers with the saccharine delights of cane sugar but with the preserving qualities of solar sea salt. In this book, the historical archaeological study of this salty commodity…
Burgen in umstrittenen Landschaften
Eine Studie zur Entwicklung und Funktion von Burgen im südlichen Jütland (1232–1443)
Stefan Magnussen | 2019
In ganz Europa bestimmten Burgen im hohen und späten Mittelalter die Herrschaftspraxis. Doch während dies in zahlreichen Regionen hinreichend Beachtung findet, wurde das südliche Jütland bislang weder von der Regionalgeschichts- noch von der Burgenforschung als…
Pre-Colonial and Post-Contact Archaeology in Barbados
Past, Present, and Future Research Directions
Edited by Maaike S. de Waal, Niall Finneran, Matthew C. Reilly, Douglas V. Armstrong & Kevin Farmer | 2019
This volume provides one of the most comprehensive overviews of the archaeology of a single Caribbean island yet published. Drawing together scholars from the Caribbean, north America and Europe, all working from a range of…
Gender Transformations in Prehistoric and Archaic Societies
Edited by Julia Katharina Koch & Wiebke Kirleis | 2019
In which chronological, spatial, and social contexts is gender a relevant social category that is noticeable in the archaeological material? How can transformations in social gender relations and identity be recognized archaeologically? Is the identity…
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