Prehistoric Warfare and Violence : Quantitative and Qualitative Approaches.
| 1. Verfasser: |
Dolfini, Andrea.
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| Weitere Verfasser: |
Crellin, Rachel J.
Horn, Christian, 1978- Uckelmann, Marion. |
| Ort/Verlag/Jahr: |
Cham :
Springer,
2018.
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| Umfang/Format: |
1 online resource (361 pages). |
| Schriftenreihe: |
Quantitative Methods in the Humanities and Social Sciences Ser.
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| Schlagworte: | |
| Parallelausgabe: |
Prehistoric Warfare and Violence : Quantitative and Qualitative Approaches (Print version:) |
| Online Zugang: |
Available online |
Inhaltsangabe:
- Intro
- Contents
- Chapter 1: Interdisciplinary Approaches to Prehistoric Warfare and Violence: Past, Present, and Future
- A Tale of Two Pasts
- How the Book Is Organised
- Towards a Multipolar Future for the Study of Warfare and Violence?
- References
- Part I: Skeletal Markers of Violence and Weapon Training
- Chapter 2: Patterns of Collective Violence in the Early Neolithic of Central Europe
- Introduction
- Burial and Violence in the Linearbandkeramik
- Sites of Collective Violence and/or Deviant Mass Burial
- Talheim, Germany (Fig. 2.1, Site A) (Wahl and König 1987
- Wahl and Strien 2007
- Wahl and Trautmann 2012)
- Asparn/Schletz, Austria (Fig. 2.1, Site B) (Teschler-Nicola et al. 1996, 1999, 2006
- Teschler-Nicola 2012)
- Wiederstedt, Germany (Fig. 2.1, Site C) (Meyer et al. 2004, 2013, 2014)
- Schöneck-Kilianstädten, Germany (Fig. 2.1, Site D) (Lohr 2013
- Meyer et al. 2013, 2014, 2015a
- Lohr et al. 2017)
- Further Sites
- The Mass Grave of Halberstadt
- Demographic Patterns of Collective Violence Victims in the Early Neolithic
- Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 3: Perimortem Lesions on Human Bones from the Bronze Age Battlefield in the Tollense Valley: An Interdisciplinary Approach
- Introduction
- Materials and Methods
- Results
- Hipbone Lesion
- Cranial Calotte with Embedded Arrowhead
- Femur with Embedded Object
- Discussion and Concluding Remarks
- References
- Chapter 4: Martial Practices and Warrior Burials: Humeral Asymmetry and Grave Goods in Iron Age Male Inhumations from Central Italy
- Introduction
- Archaeological Proxies of Martial Practices Among Iron Age Samnites from the Central Apennines
- Aim of the Study and Expected Outcomes
- Materials and Method
- Materials
- Status Index Analysis
- Assessing Humeral Biomechanical Asymmetry (HUMBA) and its Directionality.
- Layout of Weapons in Early Samnite Burials
- Research Results
- Discussion
- Teasing Apart Warrior Burials and Burials of Warriors
- Asymmetry, Handedness, and the Role of Weapon Training in Early Samnite Burials
- Conclusion
- References
- Part II: Conflict in Prehistoric Rock Art
- Chapter 5: War and Peace in Iberian Prehistory: The Chronology and Interpretation of the Depictions of Violence in Levantine Rock Art
- Introduction
- Levantine Rock Art: Graphic Evidence of a Violent Past
- Foragers Versus Foragers?
- Foragers Versus Farmers?
- Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 6: Fast Like a War Canoe: Pragmamorphism in Scandinavian Rock Art
- Introduction
- Rock Art and Warriors in Southern Scandinavia
- Morphing Things into Body Parts
- Pragmamorphism: Body Parts and Material Qualities
- Strong Like a Bronze Sword, Fast Like a War Canoe: Interpreting Bronze Age Rock Art
- Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 7: "In the Beginning There Was the Spear": Digital Documentation Sheds New Light on Early Bronze Age Spear Carvings from Sweden
- Introduction
- Odin's Spear Gungnir
- Three-Dimensional Documentation with Structure for Motion (SFM)
- The Mighty Spearman from Litsleby
- The Chronology of the Litsleby Panel
- The Litsleby Spearheads: Typology and Chronology
- The Spear and Warrior from Finntorp (Tanum, Bohuslän)
- The Waving Spear from Kalleby (Tanum, Bohuslän)
- The Spear Outlines from Tuna (Bälinge, Uppland)
- Concluding Remarks
- References
- Chapter 8: Rock Art, Secret Societies, Long-Distance Exchange, and Warfare in Bronze Age Scandinavia
- Introduction
- Warriors Depicted in Rock Art
- Rock Art and Bronze Age Scandinavian Society
- Secret Societies
- Secret Societies Cross-Culturally
- Warfare, Slavery, and Long-Distance Exchange
- Boat Guilds, Long-Distance Exchange, and Warfare.
- The Making of Rock Art (Petroglyphs/Pictographs)
- Other Ritual Activities Involving Theatre, Sacred Masks, and Dances, Along with a Shared Symbology with an Esoteric Meaning
- The Warrior/Trader/Ritual Specialist Secret Society
- Bronze Age Scandinavian Slave Raids
- Bronze Age Scandinavian Boat Guilds, Long-Distance Exchange, and Warfare
- Bronze Age Scandinavian Rock Art, Ritual Activity, Sacred Masks, Dances, and Secret Societies
- Conclusions
- References
- Part III: The Material Culture of Conflict
- Chapter 9: Body Armour in the European Bronze Age
- Introduction
- Chronology and Typology
- Helmets
- Greaves
- Cuirasses
- Manufacture
- Helmets
- Greaves
- Cuirasses
- Use
- Helmets
- Greaves
- Cuirasses
- Concluding Remarks
- References
- Chapter 10: Conflict at Europe's Crossroads: Analysing the Social Life of Metal Weaponry in the Bronze Age Balkans
- Introduction
- Breathing Life into Tools of Death
- Taking Up Arms
- Spearheads
- Axes
- Shields and Armour
- Metallurgy
- Microstructures
- Metalwork Wear Analysis
- What Broken Weapons in Hoards Tell Us About Weapon Production
- Warfare
- Discussion and Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 11: Ritual or Lethal? Bronze Weapons in Late Shang China
- Introduction
- The Late Shang at Anyang
- Wear Analysis
- Past Applications
- The Dataset
- Analytical Methodology and Protocol
- Observations and Results
- Manufacturing and/or Repair Marks
- Use Marks
- Depositional Treatment
- Post-recovery Alterations
- Reassessing the Function of Shang Weapons: A 'Ritual' Object in Focus
- Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 12: Standardised Manufacture of Iron Age Weaponry from Southern Scandinavia: Constructing and Provenancing the Havor Lance
- Introduction and Archaeological Background
- Methods and Materials
- Metallographic Analysis.
- Conservation Effects
- Construction
- Ferritic Iron, Phosphoric Iron, and Steel
- Carburisation
- Heat Treatment
- Slag Inclusion Analysis
- Identifying Compositional Groups
- Preliminary Provenance Hypotheses
- Conclusion
- References
- Part IV: Intergroup Violence in Archaeological Discourse
- Chapter 13: An Experimental Approach to Prehistoric Violence and Warfare?
- Introduction
- Thinking About Weapons and Violence in Bronze Age Contexts
- Using Metalwork to Learn About Violence and Warfare
- Experiments with Weapons
- Strengths and Shortcomings of Experimental Research into Violence and Warfare
- The Bronze Age Combat Project
- Designing the Bronze Age Combat Project
- Experimental Design to Experimental Reality
- Evaluating the Bronze Age Combat Project
- Connecting the Experiments with Prehistoric Weapons
- Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 14: Value, Craftsmanship and Use in Late Bronze Age Cuirasses
- Introduction
- Metallurgy in Warfare
- Iconic Cuirasses
- Exploring the Concept of Value in Archaeology
- The Dialogue Between Archaeology and Materiality
- Concluding Remarks: Metal, Value and Warfare
- References
- Chapter 15: Untangling Bronze Age Warfare: The Case of Argaric Society
- Introduction
- Iberian Bronze Age Societies
- Untangling the Evidence of Conflict and Warfare
- Settlement Patterns and Fortifications
- Specialised Weaponry
- Human Remains
- Discussion
- Conclusions
- References
- Chapter 16: Conclusion: The Science of Conflict
- Introduction
- The Contribution of the Archaeological Sciences
- Identity and Origins
- Dates and Demography
- Conclusions
- References
- Index.
