Dirk Brandherm

Dirk Brandherm is Reader in Prehistoric Archaeology at Queen’s University Belfast, specialising in the Chalcolithic, Bronze and Iron Ages of Atlantic Europe and the Mediterranean. His research addresses later prehistoric social change, chronology and scientific dating, metallurgy, and the archaeometric study of material culture, with a particular interest in exchange and connectivity. He has led and contributed to numerous international collaborative projects and currently serves as President of the UISPP Metal Ages Commission.

BOOKS BY THIS CONTRIBUTOR

Making and Meaning in the Bronze and Iron Ages

ed. Dirk Brandherm

Selected papers from METALAGES2024 explore chronology, material culture and society in Bronze and Iron Age Europe and the Mediterranean. Combining scientific dating methods with studies of settlement, craft, identity and exchange, it highlights how chronology and archaeological interpretation together illuminate prehistoric social change. READ MORE

Paperback: £35.00 | Open Access

Aspects of the Bronze Age in the Atlantic Archipelago and Beyond

ed. Dirk Brandherm

This volume presents 21 peer-reviewed studies on the Bronze Age in Ireland, Britain, and beyond. Covering themes like technology, trade, and identity, it offers fresh insights into metalworking, burial practices, and landscape use, making it a key reference for Atlantic Bronze Age research. READ MORE

Hardback: £80.00 | Open Access

Water Supply and Water Management in the Metal Ages

ed. Dirk Brandherm

Proceedings from the 2022 Metal Ages colloquium in Ankara. Topics include water supply and management, copper metallurgy, pottery, and combat techniques, spanning the Chalcolithic to Late Iron Age across Iran to Iberia, with a focus on artefact archaeometry. READ MORE

Hardback: £50.00 | Open Access

Metal Ages / Âges des métaux

ed. Dirk Brandherm

Eight papers, ranging from the Chalcolithic in Northwest Africa and Iberia to the Iron Age in Central Europe, shed light on issues as diverse as the principles of chronology building, the role of alleged ‘defensive’ enclosures, pottery studies, use-wear analysis of Iron Age weaponry and the Hallstatt/La Tène transition in the eastern Alps. READ MORE

Paperback: £30.00 | Open Access

Gifts, Goods and Money: Comparing currency and circulation systems in past societies

ed. Dirk Brandherm

The papers gathered in this volume explore the economic and social roles of exchange systems in past societies from a variety of different perspectives. Based on a broad range of individual case studies, the authors tackle problems surrounding the identification of (pre-monetary) currencies in the archaeological record. READ MORE

Paperback: £34.00 | Open Access

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