H 245 x W 174 mm
136 pages
37 figures, 10 tables
Published Mar 2022
ISBN
Paperback: 9781803270524
Digital: 9781803270531
Keywords
Neolithic; Bell Beaker; prehistoric warfare; archery; anthropology; entheseal changes; social stratification
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Drawing on the author's recent study that assessed the bone morphology of skeletons in Bell Beaker burials for signs of specialised archery activity, this book contextualises the osteological findings and explores the evidence for warfare and archery throughout the Neolithic period in general and the Bell Beaker period in particular.
Introduction ;
Archaeological background ;
Neolithization ;
The Early and Middle Neolithic periods ;
The Pre-Bell Beaker Final Neolithic period ;
The Bell Beaker period ;
Part 1: Neolithic warfare ;
During the Neolithic period ;
Anthropological evidence ;
Fortifications ;
Imagery ;
Horses: domestication and riding ;
Weapons ;
Bows ;
Arrows ;
During the Bell Beaker period ;
Anthropological evidence ;
Fortifications ;
Imagery ;
Bow-shaped pendants ;
Weapons ;
Bows ;
Arrows ;
Wristguards ;
A glance at Bronze Age warfare ;
Part 2: Neolithic social organization ;
Specialization ;
The problem of child burials ;
Social hierarchy ;
Early indications and genetic evidence ;
Structures and metalworks ;
Examples from Bulgaria ;
A return to warfare ;
Part 3: The anthropological connection ;
The anthropological study ;
The Bell Beaker skeletal collection ;
Traumas ;
The suspected archers and their contexts ;
Results summary ;
Interpretations at the population level ;
Interpretations at the individual level ;
The anthropological results within an archaeological framework ;
Burial contexts ;
Bell Beaker society ;
A note on sex and sexism in archaeology ;
Closing remarks ;
Acknowledgements ;
Bibliography