Bell Beaker Phenomenon in Europe - A Harmony of Difference

This Element offers a synthetic account of the available evidence structured on a regional basis. The central thesis developed here is that the Bell Beaker Phenomenon can adequately be described as a metapopulation, a concept borrowed from population ecology. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.

Sommario

Preface; 1. Thematic encounters; 2. Where and when?; 3. Variation, variation, variation; 4. The emergence of a metapopulation?; 5. A few points to conclude; References.

Riassunto

This Element offers a synthetic account of the available evidence structured on a regional basis. The central thesis developed here is that the Bell Beaker Phenomenon can adequately be described as a metapopulation, a concept borrowed from population ecology. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Marc Vander Linden, Marc (Bournemouth University) Vander Linden
• Editore: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 31.05.2024
• EAN: 9781009496865
• ISBN: 978-1-0-0949686-5
• Pagine: 96
• Serie: Elements in the Archaeology of Europe
• Categorie: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie; Europe, European History, prehistory, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology, Historiography, Archaeology by period / region, bronze age, Prehistoric archaeology, Stone Age: Neolithic period