Identity and Power: The Transformation of Iron Age Societies in Northeast Gaul

ISBN-13: 9789089645975 / Angielski / Twarda / 2014 / 288 str.

Manuel Fernandez-Gotz

Opis

This volume traces the evolution of Iron Age communities in northeast Gaul with a particular focus on the Middle Rhine-Moselle region. Charting the transformation of social identity in these communities, Manuel Fernandez-Gotz examines their social and political organization; their cycles of centralization and decentralization; the origins of the La Tene culture; the emergence of the "oppida," or fortified settlements; and the significance of sanctuaries. Drawing on archaeological data, historical references, and anthropological observation, he makes an important contribution to our knowledge of Iron Age societies.