Archaeology, Economy and Society

Archaeology, Economy and Society
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 464
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ISBN-10 : 9781134660131
ISBN-13 : 1134660138
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Book Synopsis Archaeology, Economy and Society by : David A. Hinton

Download or read book Archaeology, Economy and Society written by David A. Hinton and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2002-03-11 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many books have been written on particular aspects of medieval archaeology, or on particular parts of the period, but synthesis across the whole spectrum has not been attempted before. The aim of this book is to examine the contribution that archaeology can make to an understanding of the social, economic, religious and other developments that took place in England from the migrations of the fifth and sixth centuries to the beginning of the Renaissance, showing how society and economy evolved in that time-span. Drawing on the latest available material, the book takes a chronological approach to the archaeological material of the post-Roman period in order to emphasize the changes that can be observed in the physical evidence and some of the reasons for them that can be suggested. The environment in which people functioned and how they expressed themselves - for example in their houses and burial practices, their pottery and their clothes - show how they were constrained by social customs and economic pressures.


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