5. Beyond the Six-Day War: new surveys and strategies
Eric H. Cline
in Biblical Archaeology: A Very Short Introduction
‘Beyond The Six-Day War: new surveys and strategies’ examines the period after the Six-Day War in 1967. A new emphasis on surveys was part of a larger worldwide archaeological movement ...
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Introduction
Paul Bahn
in Archaeology: A Very Short Introduction (2nd edn)
What does an archaeologist do? To the general public, archaeology tends to be synonymous with digging, but someme archaeologists never excavate. The Introduction looks at what archaeology ...
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6. Settlement and society
Paul Bahn
in Archaeology: A Very Short Introduction (2nd edn)
An important aspect of archaeology is determining where people lived, or what kind of settlement they lived in. Finding this out helps archaeologists to address the more complex questions ...
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4. The Akkadian Empire, 2334–2193 bce
Amanda H. Podany
in The Ancient Near East: A Very Short Introduction
‘The Akkadian Empire, 2334–2193 bce’ describes how in the mid-twenty-fourth century bce the leader Sargon was able to conquer many of the little city states of Mesopotamia to create a new ...
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Archaeology: A Very Short Introduction (2nd edn)
Paul Bahn
Archaeology: A Very Short Introduction reflects on the enduring popularity of archaeology — a subject which encompasses the whole globe, and surveys 2.5 million years. ...
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1. The English Settlements
John Blair
in The Anglo-Saxon Age: A Very Short Introduction
There are few sources available on the fifth and sixth centuries. We have some archaeological evidence and a small group of text, annals and fragments. ‘The English Settlements’ tries to ...
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11. Interlude: the story so far
Barry Cunliffe
in The Celts: A Very Short Introduction
‘Interlude: the story so far’ reviews the case for a distinctively Celtic entity. Although a strong thread of cultural persistence runs through west European prehistory, reducing it all to ...
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16. So, who were the Celts?
Barry Cunliffe
in The Celts: A Very Short Introduction
At one level, the concept of Celt is a belief that underpins sense of self and of inheritance. ‘So who were the Celts?’ points out that the Celts are always being reinvented. By a strict ...
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1. The Origins and Development of Archaeology
Paul Bahn
in Archaeology: A Very Short Introduction (2nd edn)
It is part of human nature to be interested in the past. The earliest known ‘archaeologist’ was Nabonidus, a 6th-century bc king of Babylon. The term itself was invented in the 17th ...
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2. The European theatre
Barry Cunliffe
in Druids: A Very Short Introduction
There has been a tendency to regard druidism as a largely western European phenomenon of the late Iron Age, partly because La Tène material culture is found in all the areas in which the ...
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3. The archaeology of religious practice at the time of the Druids
Barry Cunliffe
in Druids: A Very Short Introduction
‘The archaeology of religious practice at the time of the Druids’ considers a range of archaeological data relevant to the intellectual life and belief systems of the inhabitants of Gaul ...
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4. After 1948: biblical veracity and nationalism
Eric H. Cline
in Biblical Archaeology: A Very Short Introduction
‘After 1948: biblical veracity and nationalism’ examines the progress of biblical archaeology in the period after the end of the Second World War. It was a phase known for the excavation of ...
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3. The interwar period: square holes in round tells
Eric H. Cline
in Biblical Archaeology: A Very Short Introduction
‘The interwar period: square holes in round tells’ discusses the development of biblical archaeology in the period of the British Mandate, during which the British authorities created the ...
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5. The Third Dynasty of Ur, 2193–2004 bce
Amanda H. Podany
in The Ancient Near East: A Very Short Introduction
‘The Third Dynasty of Ur, 2193–2004 bce’ looks at the collapse of the Akkadian Empire after the reign of the fourth successor to Sargon. The most significant kingdom to rise out of this ...
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9. The Neo-Assyrian Empire, 972–612 bce
Amanda H. Podany
in The Ancient Near East: A Very Short Introduction
‘The Neo-Assyrian Empire, 972–612 bce’ outlines the events of the 150 years following on from the end of the tenth century bce. After the Late Bronze Age ended, small kingdoms came and went ...
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1. Archaeology and environment
Amanda H. Podany
in The Ancient Near East: A Very Short Introduction
‘Archaeology and environment’ introduces the civilization of the ancient Near East. The region is known as the ‘cradle of civilization’ as the men and women who lived in the ancient Near ...
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10. The future of the past
Paul Bahn
in Archaeology: A Very Short Introduction (2nd edn)
Archaeology is still a young discipline. It flourishes on new advances in technology. The picture of our past is constantly changing. ‘The future of the past’ looks forward to the shape of ...
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3. Technology
Paul Bahn
in Archaeology: A Very Short Introduction (2nd edn)
For a long time, human progress has been seen largely in terms of the technology of the era, as can be seen in the way we divide the past into ‘ages’. Most of what constitutes ...
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12. Threads of continuity: the Celtic twilight
Barry Cunliffe
in The Celts: A Very Short Introduction
The fifth century saw Europe in turmoil as barbarians from beyond the frontiers poured into the Roman provinces, disrupting or destroying the infrastructure of Empire. In Gaul, Franks and ...
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3. Africa’s past: historical sources
John Parker and Richard Rathbone
in African History: A Very Short Introduction
Historians of Africa face many of the same challenges as historians of other geographical areas. ‘Africa's past: historical sources’ shows how historians of Africa have been pioneers in the ...
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