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Bronze Age Connections: Cultural Contact in Prehistoric Europe
edited by Peter Clark
The discovery of the Dover Bronze Age boat sixteen years ago continues to inspire and stimulate debate about the nature of seafaring and cultural connections in prehistoric Europe; the twelve papers presented here reflect an increasing recognition of cross-channel similarities and a coming together of maritime ('wet') and terrestrial ('dry') archaeology.
Contents: Building new connections (Peter Clark); Encompassing the sea: 'maritories' and Bronze Age maritime interactions (Stuart Needham); From Picardy to Flanders: transmanche connections in the Bronze Age (Jean Bourgeois and Marc Talon); British immigrants killed abroad in the seventies: the rise and fall of a Dutch culture (Liesbeth Theunissen); The Canche Estuary (Pas-de-Calais, France) from the early Bronze Age to the emporium of Quentovic: a traditional trading place between south east England and the continent (Michel Philippe); Looking forward: maritime contacts in the first millennium BC (Barry Cunliffe); Copper Mining and production at the beginning of the British Bronze Age new evidence for Beaker/EBA prospecting and some ideas on scale, exchange, and early smelting technologies (Simon Timberlake); The demise of the flint tool industry (Chris Butler); Land at the other end of the sea? Metalwork circulation, geographical knowledge and the significance of British/Irish imports in the Bronze Age of the Low Countries (David Fontijn); The master(y) of hard materials: thoughts on technology, materiality and ideology occasioned by the Dover boat (Mary W Helms); Exploring the ritual of travel in prehistoric Europe: the Bronze Age sewn-plank boats in context (Robert van de Noort); In his hands and in his head: the Amesbury Archer as magician (Andrew Fitzpatrick). 196p, b/w illus. (Oxbow Books 2009)
Review Quotes
"This book provides a valuable contribution to our understanding of the nature of cross-channel connections during later prehistory and will prove useful both to those with an interest in the Bronze Age and those with an interest in prehistoric travel."
Joanna Appleby
Journal of Maritime Archaeology, vol 5, No. 1
(October 2010)
"An excellent sequel to his highly successful The Dover Bronze Age Boat."
Alison Sheridan
British Archaeology 112
(April 2010)
"...the book presents some fascinating and well-argued case studies; it is interesting to read about current research concerning the Dover
Bronze Age boat. Given the rarity of such discoveries, the complexity of its construction in the Bronze Age, and the quality of its preservation, the Dover boat is a key resource for prehistoric maritime archaeology. This significance is done justice more than adequately by the studies presented in this book."
Anders Högberg
European Journal of Archaeology, 14.1-2
(2011)
Table of Contents
Building new connections (Peter Clark)
Encompassing the sea: 'maritories' and Bronze Age maritime interactions (Stuart Needham)
From Picardy to Flanders: transmanche connections in the Bronze Age (Jean Bourgeois and Marc Talon)
British immigrants killed abroad in the seventies: the rise and fall of a Dutch culture (Liesbeth Theunissen)
The Canche Estuary (Pas-de-Calais, France) from the early Bronze Age to the emporium of Quentovic: a traditional trading place between south east England and the continent (Michel Philippe)
Looking forward: maritime contacts in the first millennium BC (Barry Cunliffe)
Copper Mining and production at the beginning of the British Bronze Age new evidence for Beaker/EBA prospecting and some ideas on scale, exchange, and early smelting technologies (Simon Timberlake)
The demise of the flint tool industry (Chris Butler)
Land at the other end of the sea? Metalwork circulation, geographical knowledge and the significance of British/Irish imports in the Bronze Age of the Low Countries (David Fontijn)
The master(y) of hard materials: thoughts on technology, materiality and ideology occasioned by the Dover boat (Mary W Helms)
Exploring the ritual of travel in prehistoric Europe: the Bronze Age sewn-plank boats in context (Robert van de Noort)
In his hands and in his head: the Amesbury Archer as magician (Andrew Fitzpatrick)
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