The Element summarises the state of knowledge about four styles of prehistoric rock art in
Europe current between the late Mesolithic period and the Iron Age. They are the Levantine …

In the Bronze Age, warriors are probably the best-known social class. Evidence for warfare
and other violent encounters links them to aggression and bloodshed that could be …

The paper proposes a new method to quantify the flow of water and water accumulation
zones on bedrock panels. This can be used to investigate how water influences the …

This Element provides a multi-scalar synthesis of Nordic Bronze Age economies (1800/1700–
500 BCE) that is organized around six sections: an introduction to the Nordic Bronze Age …

Bronze Age rock art represents a unique Nordic contribution to world culture, and more than
17,000 localities are known in Sweden alone. They constitute one of the World's most …

Hoards have played a significant role in our narratives of the European Bronze Age, but their
purpose and meaning have been the source of much debate. These debates have been …

Abstract The Caspian Sea, the Earth's largest lake, straddles the continents of Asia and
Europe and has historically served as both a barrier and a conduit for human development …

Recent research has established that south Scandinavia during the Nordic Bronze Age was
entirely dependent on imported metal. It was obviously in contact with other parts of Europe …

Research dealing with the Scandinavian Bronze Age period has often been related to the
notion of a society organized around metal trade, both in terms of social organization and …

The waterscape, including the sea, rivers, and lakes, was highly important to communities
living during the Nordic Early Bronze Age (1800/1700–1100 bc). Waterways acted as …