Living on the Lake in Prehistoric Europe: 150 Years of Lake-Dwelling Research

by Menotti,Francesco

• ISBN13: 9780415317191
• ISBN10: 0415317193
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2004-10-12
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

This definitive volume provides an overview of the development of lake village studies, explores the impact of a range of scientific techniques on the settlements, and considers how the public can relate to this evocative and exciting branch of archaeology. It explains how the multidisciplinary research context has significantly improved our knowledge of prehistoric wetland communities, from an environmental as well as a cultural perspective.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. xv
Acknowledgements	p. xvii
Introduction	p. 1
Lake-Dwelling Studies in Switzerland Since 'Meilen 1854'	p. 9
Lake-Dwellings in South-Western Germany	p. 22
Lake-Dwelling Research in France	p. 36
Prehistoric Lacustrine Villages on the Austrian Lakes	p. 50
Past and Present Lake-Dwelling Studies in Slovenia	p. 69
50 Years of Lake-Dwelling Research in Northern Italy	p. 83
The Development of Wetland Archaeology in Britain	p. 98
Dendrochronology in Lake-Dwelling Research	p. 117
The Contribution of Palaeoclimatology to the Lake-Dwellings	p. 132
Bones as a Key for Reconstructing the Environment, Nutrition and Economy of the Lake-Dwelling Societies	p. 144
Archaeobotany	p. 162
Underwater Archaeology	p. 178
Wetland Archaeology and Computers	p. 194
New Perspectives in Lake-Settlement Research	p. 205
Displacement, Readaptation and Cultural Continuity	p. 207
Lake-Dwelling Museums	p. 221
Experimental and Applied Archaeology in Lake-Dwelling Research	p. 237
Crossing the Boundaries	p. 251
Conclusions	p. 265
The Importance of Lake-Dwellings in European Prehistory	p. 267
Index	p. 277
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