H 290 x W 205 mm
520 pages
290 figures (244 plates in colour)
Published Nov 2018
ISBN
Paperback: 9781789690194
Digital: 9781789690200
Keywords
Nordic Bronze Age; bronze ornaments; metalcraft; metallography; craftsman’s habitus; skill; craft organisation
Bronze ornaments of the Nordic Bronze Age were elaborate objects that served as status symbols to communicate social hierarchy. An interdisciplinary investigation of the artefacts (dating from 1500-1100 BC) was adopted to elucidate their manufacture and origin, resulting in new insights into metal craft in northern Europe during the Bronze Age.
Preface; Introduction; Part 1 Material culture: Chapter 1: The examined material culture; Chapter 2: Presentation and Interpretation of the Examined Material Culture; Chapter 3: Archaeological residues of metalcraft within the Nordic Bronze Age; Part 2 Archaeological and Scientific Investigation: Chapter 1: Bronze Age Metalwork of NBA II/III in Northern Europe; Chapter 2: Bronze Age craftsmanship: a research history; Chapter 3: Experimental and ethnological research; Chapter 4: The Difference within metalworking techniques; Chapter 5: Casting techniques and casting moulds; Chapter 6: Crafting traces and crafting sequences; Chapter 7: Archaeometallurgical investigations; Chapter 8: It starts with the model – results of the craft-technical investigation; Part 3 Metalcraft in a theoretical light: Chapter 1: Theoretical approaches to craft in prehistoric times: a research History; Chapter 2: The craftsperson’s habitus; Chapter 3: Technological choices; Chapter 4: Apprenticeship and Bronze Age craft; Chapter 5: A new approach to the study of craft in prehistoric times; Part 4 Metalwork within the Nordic Bronze Age: Conclusion and Discussion: Chapter 1: Pattern of regional behaviour; Chapter 2: Traces of individual behaviour; Chapter 3: Traces of interaction groups of craftspeople – Traces of the analytical workshop; Chapter 4: The organisation of craft in the Nordic Bronze Age; Bibliography; Catalogue; Table 1: Morphological data; Table 2: Skill and production units; Table 3: Metal analysis