The archaeology of violence : interdisciplinary approaches / edited by Sarah Ralph.

Other author Ralph, Sarah.
Format Book
Publication InfoAlbany, NY : State University of New York Press, ©2013.
Descriptionxiii, 292 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm.
Subjects
Violence--Congresses.
Social archaeology--Congresses.
Anthropology, Prehistoric--Congresses.

SeriesIEMA proceedings ; v. 2
The Institute for European and Mediterranean Archaeology distinguished monograph series
University of Buffalo. Institute for European and Mediterranean Archaeology. Conference. IEMA proceedings v. 2. ^A1154413
Institute for European and Mediterranean Archaeology distinguished monograph series. ^A1154412
Contents Introduction : an interdisciplinary approach to the study of violence / Sarah Ralph -- The contexts of violence. Introduction / Sarunas Milisaukas -- War without warriors? : the nature of interpersonal conflict before the emergence of formalized warrior elites / Rick J. Schulting -- Warfare in northern European Bronze Age societies : twentieth-century presentations and recent archaeological research inquiries / Helle Vandkilde -- Violence as an aspect of the Durotriges female life course / Rebecca C. Redfern -- Facing the sword : confronting the realities of martial violence and other mayhem, present and past / Simon T. James -- The politics and identities of violence. Introduction / Bradley A. Ault -- Violent discourses : visual cannibalism and the portraits of Rome's "bad" emperors / Eric R. Varner -- "An offense to honor is never forgiven--" : violence and landscape archaeology in highland northern Albania / Michael L. Galaty -- "Persuade the people" : violence and Roman spectacle entertainment in the Greek world / Michael J. Carter -- Past war and European identity : making conflict archaeology useful / John Carman -- Sanctified violence. Introduction / Peter F. Biehl -- The state of sacrifice : divine power and political aspiration in third millennium Mesopotamia and beyond / Anne Porter -- The violent ways of Galatian Gordion / Mary M. Voigt -- An archaeological interpretation of Irish Iron Age bog bodies / Eamonn P. Kelly -- The archaeology of destruction : Christians, images of classical antiquity, and some problems of interpretation / John Pollini -- Epilogue / Keith F. Otterbein.
General note"Originally presented at the Second Institute for Mediterranean and European Archaeology Visiting Scholar Conference 2008, University at Buffalo SUNY"--P. 10.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2011052140
ISBN9781438444413 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN1438444419 (hardcover : alk. paper)

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