The Neolithic of Europe

Papers in Honour of Alasdair Whittle

Edited by Penny Bickle, Daniela Hofmann and Joshua Pollard

Imprint: Oxbow Books

340 Pages, 216 x 279 mm, bw and colour

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9781785706547
May 2017

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The Neolithic of Europe comprises eighteen specially commissioned papers on prehistoric archaeology, written by leading international scholars. The coverage is broad, ranging geographically from south-east Europe to Britain and Ireland and chronologically from the Neolithic to the Iron Age, but with a decided focus on the former. Several papers discuss new scientific approaches to key questions in Neolithic research, while others offer interpretive accounts of aspects of the archaeological record. Thematically, the main foci are on Neolithisation; the archaeology of Neolithic daily life, settlements and subsistence; as well as monuments and aspects of worldview. A number of contributions highlight the recent impact of techniques such as isotopic analysis and statistically modelled radiocarbon dates on our understanding of mobility, diet, lifestyles, events and historical processes. The volume is presented to celebrate the enormous impact that Alasdair Whittle has had on the study of prehistory, especially the European and British Neolithic, and his rich career in archaeology.

Penny Bickle is a lecturer in archaeology at the Univerity of York. She holds a PhD from the University of Cardiff. The main focus of her research is Neolithic Europe, especially in the application of bioarchaeological methods to various sites and time periods to inform on issues of identity and social diversity, and how we can use burial practices to uncover the social lives and lifeways of the earliest farmers in Europe.

Daniela Hofmann has obtained her PhD from Cardiff University and is currently Junior Professor at Hamburg University, Germany. She has published extensively on funerary archaeology, as well as the figurines and domestic architecture of the central European Neolithic, but she is also interested in instances of structured deposition and in spheres of exchange.

“As with Alasdair Whittle's own research, the coverage in The Neolithic of Europe is broad, ranging geographically from southeast Europe to Britain and Ireland and chronologically from the Neolithic to the Iron Age, but with a decided focus on the former. Taken together, the papers reflect the breadth of Whittle's interest as much as the respect and friendship he commands among colleagues across Europe. They form a suitable gift in celebrating his enormous contribution to the field.”

“Each [paper] is a testimony to Alasdair’s standing amongst the European archaeological community. During his distinguished career he has influenced and befriended many scholars from Europe and beyond and the introduction and introductory paragraphs of each of the papers clearly demonstrate warmth, gratitude and respect … I am also sure that he will (rightly) be delighted with this festschrift and he should be proud of the influence he has had on studies into the European Neolithic.” ~Alex Gibson

"…Alasdair Whittle will be proud ot have such a volume prepared in his honour by his collaborators and former students, and the editors should be applauded for their success in the difficult task of bringing together authors who never previously collaborated. The Neolithic of Europe should also be inspirational to readers, stimulating them to look for more challenging directiosn in prehistoric archaeology." ~European Journal of Archaeology