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Caves in Context
Knut Andreas Bergsvi
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Description for Caves in Context
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Caves in Context provides the thriving inter-disciplinary field of cave studies with a European-scale survey of current research in cave archaeology. It is unified by a contemporary theoretical emphasis on the cultural significance and diversity of caves over space and time. Caves and rockshelters are found all over Europe, and have frequently been occupied by human groups, from prehistory right up to the present day. Some appear to have only traces of short occupations, while others contain deep cultural deposits, indicating longer and multiple occupations. Above all, there is great ... Read more
Caves in Context provides the thriving inter-disciplinary field of cave studies with a European-scale survey of current research in cave archaeology. It is unified by a contemporary theoretical emphasis on the cultural significance and diversity of caves over space and time. Caves and rockshelters are found all over Europe, and have frequently been occupied by human groups, from prehistory right up to the present day. Some appear to have only traces of short occupations, while others contain deep cultural deposits, indicating longer and multiple occupations. Above all, there is great ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Oxbow Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781842174746
SKU
V9781842174746
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99-3
About Knut Andreas Bergsvi
Knut Andreas Bergsvik is Professor of Archaeology in the University Museum at the University of Bergen, Norway. His main research interests are the human use of caves and rockshelters in Norway and social and economic change among hunter-fisher populations in Scandinavia. He has conducted a large number of archaeological excavations in western Norway. He is author of Ethnic Boundaries in ... Read more
Reviews for Caves in Context
This volume of papers...makes a significant contribution to both European and international research; it moves the discipline forward and paves the way for more themed volumes on cave archaeology.
European Journal of Archaeology European Journal of Archaeology
European Journal of Archaeology European Journal of Archaeology