Local Societies in Bronze Age Northern Europe

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Local Societies in Bronze Age Northern Europe is written by Nils Anfinset and published by Routledge. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 1845537424 (ISBN 10) and 9781845537425 (ISBN 13).

For years the Bronze Age societies of Northern Europe/Arctic Europe were regarded by archaeologists as being on the periphery and a bleak contrast what was going on in Central Europe and the Near East. This is now changing as archaeology is recognizing the Bronze Age as a whole as the first globalised period with new types of societies and new modes of exchange and trade also emerging in Northern Europe as well as Central Europe and the Near East. Taking this approach, the contributors challenge some of the mainstream opinions on the Bronze Age of Northern Europe. The book contends that there was considerable local variation and diversity within the Bronze Age societies of Northern Europe. This is done by a series of articles from significant contributors that deal with these issues on theoretical and empirical levels, exploring differences, cultural dualism, boundaries, regions and regionality in a period of increased globalisation. The result is a movement away from attention merely to local and regional aspects toward communication, travel and contact between Northern Europe and the greater world, not only with Central Europe and the Near East but also towards the Far East. This region is often left out in these discussions, and this book will contribute to this greater picture of the Bronze Age world.