{"product_id":"beyond-celts-germans-and-sycythians-peter-s-wells-9780715630365","title":"Beyond Celts, Germans and Sycythians: Archaeology and Identity in Iron Age Europe","description":"\u003cp\u003eWho were the Iron Age peoples of Europe? Celts, Germans, Scythians: these are among the names that come to mind. But such names, and the characteristics associated with them, come to us from outside observers - Greek and Roman writers - rather than from their own words. To understand how late prehistoric groups constructed and expressed their identities, the author examines the rich archaeological evidence left by the Iron Age Europeans themselves. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRecent theoretical and methodological advances in anthropology, archaeology and history, together with results of archaeological research all over Europe, provide the basis for a new approach to the problem of the identities of Iron Age peoples. Peter Wells uses patterns of identity revealed in the archaeology to interpret the commentaries of Greek and Roman authors who conveyed their own perceptions of these non-literate groups. Finally, he examines ways in which Iron Age Europeans responded to the Greek and Roman representations of them. The result was an ever-changing mosaic of complex and dynamic identities among the diverse peoples of Late Iron Age Europe.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Peter S. Wells\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0715630369\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780715630365\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/12\/2001\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.46lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.46h x 5.74w x 0.48d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2002 pg. 22","brand":"Peter S. Wells","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44120109875455,"sku":"9780715630365","price":35.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_987b96f8-3c99-4135-9cbe-8f80f8dd8ab6.jpg?v=1687412604","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/beyond-celts-germans-and-sycythians-peter-s-wells-9780715630365","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}