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The large amount of cemetery data available from the Upper Seine Basin is exploited here in this study of regionality, gender and social differentiation, and cultural behaviour in the Iron Age. Analysing evidence such as body positioning and artefact placement, rather than the objects and human remains themselves, Thomas Evans looks for patterns in cultural behaviour and examines the ways in which people represented their identity in death. He concludes that a single cultural identity can be discerned from the evidence. This identity shows a lack of clear gender division, a growing emphasis on warfare and all its accoutrements (whether for real or symbolic purposes) through time, and that a system of prestige exchange was operating during the final Hallstatt and ealy La Tene periods. ... Read more

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A classification and statistical analysis of the morphology of rural settlement in south-east England and north-east France. Taken from Bastide's thesis, this study investigates the development of over 4000 sites in counties spanning Cornwall to Wiltshire, Kent, Brittany and Mayenne, from the end of the Bronze Age to the beginning of the Roman occupation. Includes a discussion of each county, with morphological analysis and detailed drawings. Includes an English translation of the chapters on Cornwall, Devon and Dorset. ... Read more

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This substantial two-volume thesis charts the development of the area now known as Paris through the Iron Age. It is based on an analysis of objects from the late Hallstatt to late La tene periods as well a study of the artefacts' archaeological provenance, principally cemeteries and burials. Sections examine and illustrated the typology of artefacts, including ceramics, brooches, weapons and jewellery, and establish a chronology of sites. Marion also considers what the burials reveal about funerary customs throughout the Iron Age as well as evidence for changes in settlement areas and types. Pottery illustrations fill the second volume. ... Read more

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A study of the lithic series in the Vigne-Brun region of France. This was originally presented as an academic dissertation to the Universite de Paris. In French. ... Read more

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This report presents the new excavations at Combe-Capelle Bas, a Middle Paleolithic site in southern France. The site is situated directly on a source of good quality flint, and recent theories suggest that such a setting may have certain predictable effects on the lithic industries. These effects, and others relating to current models of raw material procurement and use, are discussed.

This book will appeal to anyone interested in Paleolithic archaeology, lithic analysis, raw material use, and site formation and taphonomy.

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Lavishly illustrated book dealing principally with the 'Old Ouse Bridge', built in 1565-6. The Tudor bridge with its large and unusual central arch, crowned by its chapel, council chamber, debtors' goal, shops and houses, and framed by the river and waterfronts, attracted artists including Joseph Farrington, John Sell Cotman, John Varley, J.M.W.Turner and Thomas Girtin. The book includes brief essays on various aspects of the bridge and its buildings. Irresistible to anyone interested in the history and architecture of York. ... Read more

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About 337,000 people of French Antillean Origin live in metropolitan France today. Unlike immigrants from North Africa, Turkey or sub-Saharan Africa, Antilleans are French citizens with deep roots in French history. Indeed, the Caribbean Islands they come from have been a part of France for over three centuries. Antilleans were for many years an invisible population, dispersed throughout the Paris region, with few community organizations and little political activism. Beginning in the early 1980s, however, activists in the Antillean community began to recognize that their status as citizens would not protect them from the growth of racism in France. From neighborhood groups interested in promoting traditional Martinican and Guadeloupan dance and music to politically charged associations, these new cultural militants denounced French colonialism, challenged racism, and demanded political representation. Black Skins, French Voices is situated at the intersection of changing French ideas and policies regarding ethnic diversity and Antillean demands for recognition. It shows the creative and exciting struggles of Antilleans to remake French culture on their own terms. ... Read more

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This book presents a theoretically informed, up-to-date study of interactions between indigenous peoples of Mediterranean France and Etruscan, Greek, and Roman colonists during the first millennium BC. Analyzing archaeological data and ancient texts, Michael Dietler explores these colonial encounters over six centuries, focusing on material culture, urban landscapes, economic practices, and forms of violence. He shows how selective consumption linked native societies and colonists and created transformative relationships for each. Archaeologies of Colonialism also examines the role these ancient encounters played in the formation of modern European identity, colonial ideology, and practices, enumerating the problems for archaeologists attempting to re-examine these past societies. ... Read more

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English summary: Newly developed technologies, practices and fields of study in the context of salvage excavations have necessitated this volume, which assesses the progress of medieval archaeology in France during the past 30 years. French text.French description: De nouvelles technologies, de nouvelles pratiques, de nouveaux domaines d'etudes dans un contexte ou les fouilles preventives n'ont cesse de se developper rendaient necessaire ce bilan afin d'envisager l'avenir de l'archeologie medievale. Au cours des trente dernieres annees, les progres de la ceramologie, de la paleobotanique, de la carpologie, de l'archeozoologie, de l'analyse de vestiges osseux - pour ne prendre que quelques exemples - ont en effet renouvele la connaissance des habitats, urbains et ruraux, fortifies ou non, aussi bien en termes de modes de vie que de materiaux de construction, mais aussi celle des edifices religieux, des sepultures les centres d'interet des archeologues se sont etendus a tous les secteurs de la vie medievale, ce que cet ouvrage illustre a l'aide d'exemples pris dans differentes regions francaises. ... Read more

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France is one of the world's leading tourist countries and this book highlights some of the country's most unique and intriguing sites and monuments. The third in the '1001 Sights' series, this book follows the success of 'Spain: 1001 Sights' and 'Portugal: 1001 Sights'. This is the only guidebook to France with such in-depth historical and archaeological information and precise details of locations and their historical background. Part one of the book gives readers a summary of the archaeological phases of early France (1000 AD) while part two introduces the regions of the country and details exact locations of archaeological monuments, their composition and their condition. Richly illustrated with numerous black and white and colour photos. The book provides insight into 'undiscovered' sites, often not found in other guidebooks. ... Read more

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An overview on Archaeological sites in France
This book gives a brief but comprehensive overview of archaeological sites in France giving an accurate description where each is located.Megalithic and Roman structures are particularly well covered. There are numerous photos. If you are travelling to France and are interested in seeing archaeological sites I strongly recommend this book.There is an equally good book by the same authors which covers the same material in Portugal.

A Valuable Travelling Companion
France,1001 Sights (Anderson & Lea, 2002, University of Calgary Press) will enrich your perspective on the country, its people and the evolution of their society.It provides detailed information about remnants of human activity in France from the dawn of man in Europe (about 900,000 B.C.) through the first millennium A.D .This window provides a glimpse of paleo-, meso- and neolithic civilizations through the Iron and Bronze ages as well as the Celtic, Roman, Gallo-Roman, Merovingian, Carolingianand Viking periods of the country's evolution.This interesting and compact book complements what is available in other tour books, which focus primarily on the heritage of late Medieval and Renaissance France, by providing an ancient historical background for those later periods.In addition, although existing books make reference to the most spectacular of the remnants of early civilizations in France (e.g., Carnac, Lascaux or Nimes), this book features not only those well-known sites but also many, many others of exceptional quality throughout the country.

Anderson and Lea begin with an efficient overview of human habitation, invasion, conquest and assimilation in France, with pertinent commentary on language, religion and governance as they influenced the country's architecture, roads, commerce and organization.This sets the stage for the detailed chapters that follow on historical and archeological sites across the country in which hundreds of individual sights -- dolmens, menhirs, bridges, aqueducts, baths, villas, forts, etc. -- are described.

The book is organized by regions, a presentation that fits well with the regional historical perspective provided at the outset.Then, within each region, sites are located within current French Departments and relative to major cities.Finally, each site is described thoroughly in terms of the sights it contains, their historical significance, and how to find them.Directions are explicit in terms of route numbers, compass points, landmarks, distances from local centers and relative difficulty of access roads and paths (e.g., where pavement may be lacking or some walking/hiking is required to reach a sight).

In addition to the historical context provided to enhance the reader's appreciation of each sight, other strengths of the book include a glossary for archeological and architectural terms that may not be readily familiar, numerous black-and-white and color photographs of many spectacular sights, a bibliography of useful resources and a list of additional sights beyond those featured, for those who cannot get enough of these historical treasures.

This book will enhance forever the way one looks at France and appreciates the ancient relics of its countryside and cities, its regional differences and the formative millennia of its history, which was influenced by so many cultural forces.Enjoy this guide before as well as during your travels in France, to make the most of your time there.And even if you cannot travel there, use this book to complement other historical accounts of French civilization from the dawn of early man through the influence of the Celts, the Romans, the Germanic tribes and the Vikings (among others).It is a fascinating history that the stones tell, and Anderson and Lea have translated it well. ... Read more

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Lithics from the Mousterian site of La Quina in the Charente region of southern France are used to add to our understanding of Neanderthal technology and subsistence. A comparison of morphological variability, technique of reduction, and reduction intensity for tools from different strata adds a historical dimension to this study. Through these comparisons, the author is able to suggest changes in raw material procurement strategies. This is original research based on six years of sampling at the important Palaeolithic site. ... Read more

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This volume presents a zooarchaeological study of eleven Gallo-Roman bone assemblages retrieved over the past fifteen years from rescue excavations in Paris. The Roman occupation of Lutecia is divided into four periods (1st c. BC - 4th c AD). The limits of the antique city on the left bank of the Seine are situated within the 5th and 6th districts of todays city of Paris. Only a restricted area of the right bank is occupied. Two Necropolises are known and are located at the south and south east of these limits. Until now, no Iron-age occupation has been found under the Roman city. Eight of the studied assemblages are habitat contexts, two are located in dump areas of the city, and the last specialized in ceramic production. The finds help to improve our understanding of Gallo-Roman society while emphasizing the influence of the conquest on native peoples. Considerable progress has been made towards a more comprehensive understanding of the provisioning of urban contexts, the hierarchy of food and the status of consumers. In addition, light is shed on some aspects of butchery and meat redistribution and the post-conquest orientation of agriculture. This work increases the resolution of zooarchaeology in the analysis of antique societies and these advances will further increase the interest of classical archaeology in the collection and study of animal bones. ... Read more

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Baba Rexheb, a Muslim mystic from the Balkans, founded the first Bektashi community in America. This is his life story and the story of his communities: the traditional Bektashi tekke in Albania where he first served, the displaced persons camps to which he escaped after the war, the centuries-old tekke in Cairo where he waited, and the Bektashi community that he founded in Michigan in 1954 and led until his passing in 1995. Baba Rexheb lived through the twentieth century, its wars, disruptions, and dislocations, but still at a profound level was never displaced.

Through Bektashi stories, oral histories, and ethnographic experience, Frances Trix recounts the life and times of this modern Sufi leader. She studied with Baba Rexheb in his community for more than twenty years. As a linguistic anthropologist, she taped twelve years of their weekly meetings in Turkish, Albanian, and Arabic. She draws extensively on Baba's own words, as well as interactions at the Michigan Bektashi center, for a remarkable perspective on our times.

You come to know Baba Rexheb and his gentle way of teaching through example and parable, poetry and humor. The book also documents the history of the 700-year-old Bektashi order in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries in the Balkans and Egypt and its transposition to America. It attests to the role of Sufi centers in Islamic community life and their interaction with people of other faiths.

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Essential reading for all professionals concerned with museums and the cultural heritage, with the architecture and design of museums and for those providing service for the disabled. The volume provides access to some of the best practice in the provision for the disabled, and sets out an agenda for future action in museums worldwide. ... Read more

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Chapters: Linear Pottery Culture. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 115. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: The Linear Pottery culture is a major archaeological horizon of the European Neolithic, flourishing ca. 55004500 BC. The heaviest concentrations are on the middle Danube, the upper and middle Elbe, and the upper and middle Rhine. The culture represents a major impulse if not the advent of agriculture into this part of the world. The pottery after which it was named consists of simple cups, bowls, vases and jugs, without handles, but in a later phase with lugs or pierced lugs, bases and necks. They were obviously designed as kitchen dishes, or for the immediate or local transport of food and liquids. Important sites include Nitra in Slovakia; Bylany in the Czech Republic; Langweiler and Zwenkau in Germany; Brunn am Gebirge in Austria; Elsloo, Sittard, Köln-Lindenthal, Aldenhoven, Flomborn and Rixheim on the Rhine; Lautereck and Hienheim on the upper Danube; Rössen and Sonderhausen on the middle Elbe. Two variants of the early Linear Pottery Culture are recognized: Middle and late phases are also defined. In the middle phase, the Early Linear Pottery Culture intruded upon the Bug-Dniester culture and began to manufacture Musical note pottery. In the late phase, the Stroked Pottery Culture moved down the Vistula and Elbe. A number of cultures ultimately replaced the Linear Pottery culture over its range, but there is no one-to-one correspondence between its variants and the replacing cultures. The culture map instead is complex. Some of the successor cultures are the Hinkelstein, Großgartach, Rössen, Lengyel, Cucuteni-Trypillian, and Boian-Maritza. Linear pottery. "The vessels are oblated globes, cut off on the top and slightly flattened on the bottom suggestive of a gourd."Frank ...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=4407586 ... Read more