H 245 x W 174 mm
326 pages
22 figures, 8 tables & illustrated corpus
Published Jun 2022
ISBN
Paperback: 9781803271668
Digital: 9781803271675
Keywords
Bronze Age; Funerary Cups; Sepulchral Archaeology; Ceramics; Artefacts; Burial
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Cups are the least studied of all Bronze Age funerary ceramics and their interpretations are still based on antiquarian speculation. This book presents the first study of these often highly decorated items including a fully referenced and illustrated national corpus that will form the basis for future studies.
Introduction ;
Chapter 1: A Potted History of Cups ;
Chapter 2: Cup Forms, Fabrics, Surface Treatments and Motifs ;
Chapter 3: Observations on the Technology and Use of Bronze Age Ceramic Cups ;
Chapter 4: The Archaeological Contexts of Cups ;
Chapter 5: Cups and Human Remains ;
Chapter 6: Associations and Chronology ;
Chapter 7: Cups: An Overview ;
Corpus ;
Bibliography ;
Appendix 1: Cup-Associated Burials ;
Appendix 2: The Association of Cups with Other Ceramics ;
Appendix 3: Cups and Associated Artefacts