Bronze is the defining metal of the European Bronze Age and has been at the center of
archaeological and science-based research for well over a century. Archaeometallurgical …

Figure 46 Grave 1289 (Amesbury Archer); Beaker pottery Figure 47 Grave 1289 (Amesbury
Archer); comparison of the profiles of Beakers ON 6590 and 6597 Figure 48 Grave 1289 …

Ist es möglich, die Bronzezeit im Sinne der soziologisch definierten Begrifflichkeit
“Globalisierung” zu fassen? Der Beitrag folgt dieser Fragestellung auf analytischem Wege …

Material is the mother of innovation and it is through skill that innovations are brought about.
This core thesis that is developed in this book identifies skill as the linchpin of–and missing …

The origins of money and the formulation of coherent weight and measurement systems are
amongst the most significant prehistoric developments of the human intellect. We present a …

In this study, we present osteological and strontium isotope data of 29 individuals (26
cremations and 3 inhumations) from Szigetszentmiklós-Ürgehegy, one of the largest Middle …

Why do people destroy objects and materials that are important to them? This book aims to
make sense of this fascinating, yet puzzling social practice by focusing on a period in history …

The breakthrough of the Nordic Bronze Age (NBA) c. 1600 BC as a koiné within Bronze Age
Europe can be historically linked to the Carpathian Basin. Nordic distinctiveness entailed an …

Bronze ornaments of the Nordic Bronze Age (neck collars, belt plates, pins and tutuli) were
elaborate objects that served as status symbols to communicate social hierarchy. The …

The principal aim of this work is to present a detailed analysis and interpretation of the
material culture and the social complexity of the Transdanubian Encrusted Pottery culture …