The Archaeology of the Iberians [Hardcover]

A 1998 study of the Iberians, an important people in late Iron Age Europe heavily influenced by invading neighbours.The Iberians inhabited southern and eastern Spain between the Greek and Phoenician colonisation beginning in the eight century BC and the Roman conquest. This was a period of urban growth, and the adoption of ideological symbols and technological innovations from the colonists created an important and unique Iron Age culture. 'The Iberians' is an up-to-date theoretically informed synthesis of what is now known about the world of the Iberians and a fascinating case study of change within a specific complex society.The Iberians inhabited southern and eastern Spain between the Greek and Phoenician colonisation beginning in the eight century BC and the Roman conquest. This was a period of urban growth, and the adoption of ideological symbols and technological innovations from the colonists created an important and unique Iron Age culture. 'The Iberians' is an up-to-date theoretically informed synthesis of what is now known about the world of the Iberians and a fascinating case study of change within a specific complex society.The Iberians inhabited southern and eastern Spain between the Greek and Phoenician colonization beginning in the eight century BC and the Roman conquest. This was a period of urban growth, and the adoption of ideological symbols and technological innovations from the colonists created an important and unique Iron Age culture. The Archaeology of the Iberians is an up-to-date, theoretically informed synthesis of what is now known about the world of the Iberians and a fascinating case study of change within a specific complex society.Introduction; 1. From type objects to type product; 2. For now, just time; 3. Economy and territory of the Iberians; 4. The production process in the settlement; 5. Iberian society; 6. Ethnic groups, states & socio-economic formations; 7. Models of servitude for analysing the history of the Iberians; Cartol!