Ancient Scandinavia
An Archaeological History from the First Humans to the Vikings
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Product details:
- Publisher OUP USA
- Date of Publication 20 August 2015
- ISBN 9780190231972
- Binding Hardback
- No. of pages520 pages
- Size 257x198x33 mm
- Weight 1497 g
- Language English
- Illustrations with 298 illustrations 0
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Short description:
Ancient Scandinavia provides a comprehensive overview of the archaeological history of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.
MoreLong description:
Although occupied only relatively briefly in the long span of world prehistory, Scandinavia is an extraordinary laboratory for investigating past human societies. The area was essentially unoccupied until the end of the last Ice Age when the melting of huge ice sheets left behind a fresh, barren land surface, which was eventually covered by flora and fauna. The first humans did not arrive until sometime after 13,500 BCE. The prehistoric remains of human activity in Scandinavia - much of it remarkably preserved in its bogs, lakes, and fjords - have given archaeologists a richly detailed portrait of the evolution of human society.
In this book, Doug Price provides an archaeological history of Scandinavia-a land mass comprising the modern countries of Denmark, Sweden, and Norway-from the arrival of the first humans after the last Ice Age to the end of the Viking period, ca. AD 1050. Constructed similarly to the author's previous book, Europe before Rome, Ancient Scandinavia provides overviews of each prehistoric epoch followed by detailed, illustrative examples from the archaeological record. An engrossing and comprehensive picture emerges of change across the millennia, as human society evolves from small bands of hunter - gatherers to large farming communities to the complex warrior cultures of the Bronze and Iron Ages, which culminated in the spectacular rise of the Vikings. The material evidence of these past societies - arrowheads from reindeer hunts, megalithic tombs, rock art, beautifully wrought weaponry, Viking warships - give vivid testimony to the ancient humans who once called home this often unforgiving edge of the inhabitable world.
This book fills a gap in the market -- being one of the few overviews of Scandinavian prehistory written in English ... Price's fascination with Scandinavia and extensive experience excavating in Denmark shines through on every page.
Table of Contents:
Contents
PREFACE
CHAPTER 1. PLACE, TIME, AND ARCHAEOLOGY
CHAPTER 2. THE FIRST INHABITANTS (13,000 - 9500 BC)
CHAPTER 3. THE LAST HUNTERS (9500 - 4000 BC)
CHAPTER 4. THE FIRST FARMERS (4000 - 2800 BC)
CHAPTER 5. NEOLITHIC SOCIETIES (2800 - 1800 BC)
CHAPTER 6. BRONZE WARRIORS (1800 - 800 BC)
CHAPTER 7. THE AGE OF IRON (800 BC - AD 750)
CHAPTER 8. VIKINGS! (AD 750 - 1050)
CHAPTER 9. A VIEW TO THE PAST
ILLUSTRATION CREDITS
REFERENCES
INDEX
