Social Relations in Later Prehistory

Download or read book Social Relations in Later Prehistory written by Niall Sharples and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 2010-04-29 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this fully illustrated study, Niall Sharples examine the complex social relationships of the Wessex region of southern England in the first millennium BC. He considers the nature of the landscape and manner of its organization, the methods that bring people together into large communities, the role of the individual, and how the region relates to other regions of Britain and Europe. These thematic concerns cover a detailed analysis of the significance of hillforts, the development of coinage and other exchange processes, the character of houses, and the nature of burial practices. Sharples offers an exciting new picture of a period and a region which has considerable importance for British archaeology, and he also provides all archaeologists interested in prehistory with a model of how later prehistoric society can be interpreted.