Who were the Iron Age peoples of Europe? Information about them comes from Greek and Roman writers - not from the native peoples themselves. This book examines the archeological evidence to understand how late prehistoric groups constructed and expressed their identities.
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Who were the Iron Age peoples of Europe? Information about them comes from Greek and Roman writers - not from the native peoples themselves. This book examines the archeological evidence to understand how late prehistoric groups constructed and expressed their identities.
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New. 0715630369. *** FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request *** – – *** IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT-FLAWLESS COPY, BRAND NEW, PRISTINE, NEVER OPENED-176 pages; 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 inches-Peter Wells uses patterns of identity revealed in the archaeology to interpret the commentaries of Greek and Roman authors who conveyed their own perceptions of these non-literate groups. --Who were the Iron Age peoples of Europe? Celts, Germans, Scythians: these are among the names that come to mind. But such names and the characteristics associated with them, come to us from outside observers-Greek and Roman writers-not from the native peoples themselves. To understand how late prehistoric groups constructed and expressed their identities, we need to examine the rich archaeological evidence left by the Iron Age Europeans themselves. Recent theoretical and methodological advances in anthropology, archaeology and history, together with results of archaeological research all over Europe, provide the basis for a new approach to the problem of the identities of Iron Age peoples. Peter Wells uses patterns of identity revealed in the archaeology to interpret the commentaries of Greek and Roman authors who conveyed their own perceptions of these non-literate groups. Finally, he examines ways in which Iron Age Europeans responded to the Greek and Roman representations of them. The result was an ever-changing mosaic of complex and dynamic identities among the diverse peoples of Late Iron Age Europe. --TOC: 1. Identity and the Archaeology of the Iron Age 13 * 2. Changing Identities in Early Iron Age Europe 35 * 3. Creating Interregional Identities 54 * 4. Representations of the Other: First Texts 74 * 5. Territoriality and Identity in the Late Iron Age Landscape 84 * 6. Outsiders' Views: Roman and Greek Representations 103 * 7. Responding to Representation 119 * 8. Afterthoughts 129 * Bibliographic Essay 131 * Works Cited 139 * Index 157--with a bonus offer--