Local Societies in Bronze Age Northern Europe

This book aims at understanding the process of the Bronze Age societies of Northern Europe which, to a large degree, are regarded as the periphery and a bleak contrast to the Central European Bronze Age. In a greater perspective, the Bronze Age is the first globalisedA" period with new types of so [...]
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This book aims at understanding the process of the Bronze Age societies of Northern Europe which, to a large degree, are regarded as the periphery and a bleak contrast to the Central European Bronze Age. In a greater perspective, the Bronze Age is the first globalisedA" period with new types of societies and new modes of exchange and trade. In this context there is considerable local variation and diversity within the Bronze Age societies of Northern Europe which is poorly understood, although there have been advances and changes in this research. Therefore this book challenges some of the mainstream opinions on the Bronze Age of Northern Europe, and focus on local and regional aspects. This is done by a series of articles from significant contributors that deal with these issues on theoretical and empirical levels, with regards to differences, cultural dualism, boundaries, regions and regionality in a period of increased globalisationA". The result is a movement away from local and regional aspects toward communications, travels and contacts between northern Europe and the greater world, not only towards Central Europe and the Near East but also towards the east.Northern/Arctic Europe is often left out in these discussions, and this book will contribute to this greater picture of the Bronze Age world.