Exploring Celtic Origins is the fruit of collaborative work by
researchers in archaeology, historical linguistics, and
archaeogenetics over the past ten years. This team works towards the
goal of a better understanding of the background in the Bronze Age and
Beaker Period of the people who emerge as Celts and speakers of Celtic
languages documented in the Iron Age and later times. Led by Sir Barry
Cunliffe and John Koch, the contributors present multidisciplinary
chapters in a lively user-friendly style, aimed at accessibility for
workers in the other fields, as well as general readers. The
collection stands as a pause to reflect on ways forward at the moment
of intellectual history when the genome-wide sequencing of ancient DNA
(a.k.a. ‘the archaeogenetic revolution’) has suddenly changed
everything in the study of later European prehistory. How do we deal
with what appears to be an irreversible breach in the barrier between
science and the humanities? Exploring Celtic Origins includes color
maps and illustrations and annotated Further Reading for all chapters.
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ISBN
9781789250893
Publisert
2019
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Vendor
Oxbow Books
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Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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