| The Tripolye Culture Giant-Settlements in Ukraine: Formation, Development and Decline Contributor(s): Menotti, Francesco (Editor), Korvin-Piotrovskiy, Aleksey G. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1842174835 ISBN-13: 9781842174838 Publisher: Oxbow Books Limited OUR PRICE: $56.99 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Archaeology - History | Russia & The Former Soviet Union - History | Ancient - General |
| Dewey: 306.093 |
| LCCN: 2012022297 |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 6.6" W x 9.4" (1.65 lbs) 174 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Eastern Europe - Chronological Period - Prehistoric - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The crucial role that the Ukrainian 'branch' of the Tripolye culture played in shaping the historical formation of the Ukraine, and indeed that of Europe, is still not fully understood or appreciated. Although we are mostly aware of its finely-crafted and decorated pottery, along with the highly-discussed house architecture and huge settlements (known as 'giant-settlements'), we often fail to connect the various dots in order to understand the different aspects of its development, from the very first eastward migrations, to the scission into two separate local groups (eastern and western Tripolye culture), the formation of the so-called giant-settlements, and finally to its inexorable decline after more than 2000 years of prosperous existence. This book attempts to bring together in English a variety of research traditions of Eastern and Western Europe, traditionally published in various languages and not readily accessible to all scholars, in the examination of the Ukrainian archaeological record. The volume has been organized so as to give the reader a clear image of the Tripolye culture in the Ukraine, with a special emphasis placed upon the development of the so-called 'giant-settlements'. Chapters discuss the geographical and chronological context, highlighting the different facets of the culture that resulted in the formation of the giant-settlements; relative and absolute chronology of the many subgroups identified; migration; aspects of material culture (pottery and clay figurines, flint artifacts); architecture (settlement layout, house typology and standardized internal structures); experimental work on the construction and destruction of houses and controversial use of fire; and the ultimate disappearance of this accomplished and very long-lived cultural group. |
Contributor Bio(s): Menotti, Francesco: - Francesco Menotti is Anniversary Chair of Archaeology at the School of Archaeological Sciences, University of Bradford, UK. |