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Living on the lake in prehistoric Europe : 150 years of lake-dwelling research / edited by Francesco Menotti.

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A survey of the history and current state of research on lake-dwelling in Europe. Timed to mark the 150th anniversary of the beginning of the study of prehistoric lake-dwellers.

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Bibliographic Details
Online Access: Full Text (via Taylor & Francis)
Other Authors: Menotti, Francesco
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London ; New York : Routledge, 2004.
Subjects:
Lake-dwellers and lake-dwellings > Europe.
Water-saturated sites (Archaeology) > Europe.
Underwater archaeology > Europe.
Europe > Antiquities.
Antiquities.
Lake-dwellers and lake-dwellings.
Underwater archaeology.
Water-saturated sites (Archaeology)
Europe.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction : The lake-dwelling phenomenon and wetland archaeology / Francesco Menotti
  • Part 1. Diversity in unity : regional frontiers in lake-dwelling research
  • 1. Lake-Dwelling Studies in Switzerland since "Meilen 1854" / Ulrich Ruoff
  • 2. Lake-dwellings in south-western Germany : history of research and contemporary perspectives / Helmut Schlichtherle
  • 3. Lake-dwelling research in France : from climate to demography / Pierre Petrequin and Maxence Bailly
  • 4. Prehistoric lacustrine villages on the Austrian lakes : past and recent research developments / Elisabeth Ruttkay [and others]
  • 5. Past and present lake-dwelling studies in Slovenia : Ljubljansko barje (The Ljubljana Marsh) / Anton Veluscek
  • 6. 150 years of lake-dwelling research in northern Italy / Franco Marzatico
  • 7. The Development of Wetland Archaeology in Britain / Bryony Coles
  • Part 2. Lakes as laboratories : the application of science
  • 8. Dendrochronology in the lake-dwelling research / Andre Billamboz
  • 9. The contribution of palaeoclimatology to the lake-dwellings / Michel Magny
  • 10. Bones as a key for reconstructing the environment, nutrition and economy of the lake-dwelling societies / Jorg Schibler
  • 11. Archaeobotany : a vital tool in the investigation of lake-dwellings / Stefanie Jacomet
  • 12. Underwater archaeology : lake-dwellings below the water surface / Albert Hafner
  • 13. Wetland archaeology and computers / Gary Lock
  • Part 3. New perspectives in the lake-settlement research
  • 14. Displacement, re-adaptation and cultural continuity : a lake-dwelling perspective / Francesco Menotti
  • Part 4. Expert views & public interest : finding a balance
  • 15. Lake-dwelling museums : academic research and public information / Gunter Schobel
  • 16. Experimental and applied archaeology in the Lake-Dwelling research / Urs Leuzinger
  • 17. Crossing the boundaries : changes in professional archaeology within wetland studies / Stefan Hochuli and Gishan Schaeren
  • Conclusions
  • The importance of lake-dwellings in European prehistory / Andrew Sherratt.

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