Caves in context : the cultural significance of caves and rockshelters in Europe / edited by Knut Andreas Bergsvik and Robin Skeates.

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TextPublisher: Oxford : Oxbow Books ; Oakville, Conn. : [Distributed by] David Brown, [2012]Copyright date: ©2012Description: 1 online resource (vi, 271 pages :) : illustrations (some color), mapsContent type:

text

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computer

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9781842179475
1842179470

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Caves in context.DDC classification:

551.44/7094 23

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GB608.42 .C34 2012eb

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The British Isles and Scandinavia -- Iberia and France -- The central Mediterranean -- Central and eastern Europe.

Summary: Caves in Context provides the thriving inter-disciplinary field of cave studies with a European-scale survey of current research in cave archaeology. It is unified by a contemporary theoretical emphasis on the cultural significance and diversity of caves over space and time. Caves and rockshelters are found all over Europe, and have frequently been occupied by human groups, from prehistory right up to the present day. Some appear to have only traces of short occupations, while others contain deep cultural deposits, indicating longer and multiple occupations. Above all, there is great variabili.

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The British Isles and Scandinavia -- Iberia and France -- The central Mediterranean -- Central and eastern Europe.

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Caves in Context provides the thriving inter-disciplinary field of cave studies with a European-scale survey of current research in cave archaeology. It is unified by a contemporary theoretical emphasis on the cultural significance and diversity of caves over space and time. Caves and rockshelters are found all over Europe, and have frequently been occupied by human groups, from prehistory right up to the present day. Some appear to have only traces of short occupations, while others contain deep cultural deposits, indicating longer and multiple occupations. Above all, there is great variabili.

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