Both terms require a definition. For the purposes of this chapter thresholds are found where
different elements were brought into contact with one another and where it was possible for …

First published in 2005, this brief introduction to methods of studying rock art has become
the standard text for courses on this topic. It was also selected as a Choice Magazine …

Material is the mother of innovation and it is through skill that innovations are brought about.
This core thesis that is developed in this book identifies skill as the linchpin of–and missing …

The Bronze Age is frequently framed in social evolutionary terms. Viewed as the period
which saw the emergence of social differentiation, the development of long-distance trade …

The breakthrough of the Nordic Bronze Age (NBA) c. 1600 BC as a koiné within Bronze Age
Europe can be historically linked to the Carpathian Basin. Nordic distinctiveness entailed an …

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 …

Like all field projects, this project has undergone periods of extreme frustration, and periods
of revelation. e project has had its highs and lows, the worst of the latter being the tragic …

Richard Bradley investigates the idea of circular buildings-whether houses or public
architecture-which, though unfamiliar in the modern West, were a feature of many parts of …

Background This study has been made possible by Einar Kjellén's research on Bronze Age
(BA, c. 1700–500 BC) rock art in Uppland. Kjellén spent much of his free time documenting …

This article explores the traditions of Bronze Age rock art in northern Europe, which is mostly
concentrated in Scandinavia. It introduces the two different–but related–customs and …