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Author:   Jessica Ryan-Despraz (Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Geneva)
Publisher:   Archaeopress
Imprint:   Archaeopress Archaeology
Weight:   0.371kg
ISBN:  

9781803270524

ISBN 10:   1803270527
Pages:   136
Publication Date:   24 March 2022
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Introduction ; Archaeological background ; Neolithization ; The Early and Middle Neolithic periods ; The Pre-Bell Beaker Final Neolithic period ; The Bell Beaker period ; Part 1: Neolithic warfare ; During the Neolithic period ; Anthropological evidence ; Fortifications ; Imagery ; Horses: domestication and riding ; Weapons ; Bows ; Arrows ; During the Bell Beaker period ; Anthropological evidence ; Fortifications ; Imagery ; Bow-shaped pendants ; Weapons ; Bows ; Arrows ; Wristguards ; A glance at Bronze Age warfare ; Part 2: Neolithic social organization ; Specialization ; The problem of child burials ; Social hierarchy ; Early indications and genetic evidence ; Structures and metalworks ; Examples from Bulgaria ; A return to warfare ; Part 3: The anthropological connection ; The anthropological study ; The Bell Beaker skeletal collection ; Traumas ; The suspected archers and their contexts ; Results summary ; Interpretations at the population level ; Interpretations at the individual level ; The anthropological results within an archaeological framework ; Burial contexts ; Bell Beaker society ; A note on sex and sexism in archaeology ; Closing remarks ; Acknowledgements ; Bibliography

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Jessica Ryan-Despraz is a postdoctoral assistant at the University of Geneva (Switzerland). She holds an MSc in prehistoric archaeology and anthropology and a PhD in prehistoric archaeology. She specialises in biological anthropology, with a focus on human biomechanics and its influences on skeletal morphology. Her research has led to extensive work on Bell Beaker skeletons in order to address questions surrounding prehistoric archery and warfare.

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