Amber in the Circum-Adriatic Bronze Age: Acquisition, Circulation and Adaptation - Hardcover

Cwaliński, Mateusz

 
9783631888575: Amber in the Circum-Adriatic Bronze Age: Acquisition, Circulation and Adaptation
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 3631888570 ISBN 13: 9783631888575
Publisher: Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften, 2023

Synopsis

The present book takes up the long-debated subject of the presence of amber around the Adriatic during the Bronze Age (2nd millennium BC). It offers an exhaustive review of the current state of knowledge about the use of amber by prehistoric communities living on the opposite sides of the sea. The author focuses primarily on the spatial and chronological aspects of amber’s acquisition in Italy and the Balkans, form and function of the artefacts made of it, issues connected to their processing and ways of circulation of these products within the study area. Furthermore, attention is paid to material and symbolic statuses of amber among the local societies. Finally, the role of the circum-Adriatic zone in the long-range transfer of amber from Northern to Southern Europe is assessed.

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About the Author

Mateusz Cwaliński obtained his Ph.D. at the Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, Poland. His research interests include prehistoric archaeology, Bronze Age studies, archaeological prospection, and links between burial rites and social structure.

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Publisher
Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
Publication date
2023
Language
English
ISBN 10 
3631888570
ISBN 13 
9783631888575
Binding
Hardcover
Edition number
1
Number of pages
732