Late Prehistoric Fortifications in Europe - Defensive, Symbolic and Territorial Aspects from the Chalcolithic to the Iron Age: Proceedings of the ... Colloquium fortmetalages, Guimarães, Portugal - Couverture souple

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ISBN 10 : 1789692547 ISBN 13 : 9781789692549

Editeur : Access Archaeology, 2020

Synopsis

Late Prehistoric Fortifications in Europe: Defensive, Symbolic and Territorial Aspects from the Chalcolithic to the Iron Age presents the contributions to the International Colloquium 'FortMetalAges' (10th-12th November 2017, Guimaraes, Portugal), The Colloquium was organised by the Scientific Commission 'Metal Ages in Europe' of the International Union of Prehistoric and Protohistoric Sciences (UISPP/ IUSPP) and by the Martin Sarmento Society of Guimaraes. Nineteen papers discuss different interpretive ideas for defensive structures whose construction had necessitated large investment, present new case studies, and conduct comparative analysis between different regions and chronological periods from the Chalcolithic to the Iron Age.

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À propos de l?auteur

Davide Delfino obtained his PhD from the University of Tras-os-Montes e Alto Douro. He is a Bronze Age specialist at the Italian Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities, Visiting Professor at the Polytechnic Institute of Tomar (UNESCO Chair in Humanity and Cultural Integrated Landscape Management), and an internal researcher of the Geosciences Centre (University of Coimbra). In 2015 Davide was appointed secretary of the UISPP/IUPPS Scientific Commission 'Metal Ages in Europe'. ; Fernando A. Coimbra holds a PhD in Prehistory and Archaeology (University of Salamanca 'Extraordinary Prize'). Fernando is Visiting Professor at the Polytechnic Institute of Tomar, and internal researcher of the Geosciences Centre (University of Coimbra), Portugal, where he completed post-doctoral research on the Bronze and Iron Age rock art of the Tagus Valley. He is a member of several research projects in Portugal, Italy, Malta and Greece. ; Goncalo P. C. Cruz graduated in History and Archaeology at the University of Minho (Braga, Portugal) and is a staff archaeologist at the Martins Sarmento Society, Guimaraes. His work involves the research and management of the archaeological sites under the administration of the Society, namely the Citania de Briteiros and Castro de Sabroso, as well as the functioning and activity in different nuclei of the Martins Sarmento Museum. ; Daniela Cardoso graduated in Landscape Archaeology at the Polytechnic Institute of Tomar, held an Erasmus award in Italy at the University of Ferrara in 2000, and completed in 2002 her Master of Advanced Studies degree at the Institute of Human Palaeontology, Paris. In 2015 she obtained her PhD in 'Quaternario, Materiais e Culturas' at the University of Tras-os-Montes and Alto Douro, Portugal. She is currently Senior Museum Technician at the Martins Sarmento Society.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Access Archaeology
• Date d'édition: 2020
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1789692547
• ISBN 13: 9781789692549
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 256
• Éditeur: Delfino Davide, Coimbra Fernando, Cruz Gonçalo P. C., Cardoso Daniela
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