Product Description

Dr Collis takes a new look at such key concepts as population movement, diffusion, trade, social structure and spatial organization, with some challenging new vews on the Celts in particular.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #455044 in Books
• Published on: 1984-09-27
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 192 pages

Review
'An outstanding and exciting book' - Current Archaeology

From the Back Cover
This ambitious study documents the underlying features which link the civilizations of the Mediterranean - Phoenician, Greek, Etruscan and Roman - and the Iron Age cultures of central Europe, traditionally associated with the Celts. It deals with the social, economic and cultural interaction in the first millennium BC which culminated in the Roman Empire.
The book has three principle themes: the spread of iron-working from its origins in Anatolia to its adoption over most of Europe; the development of a trading system throughout the Mediterrean world after the collapse of Mycenaean Greece and its spread into temperate Europe; and the rise of ever more complex societies, including states and cities, and eventually empires.
Dr Collis takes a new look at such key concepts as population movement, diffusion, trade, social structure and spatial organization, with some challenging new views on the Celts in particular.

Customer Reviews

The BEST general review of Iron Age Europe
If you're interested in prehistory and the Celts, make this the first book you read about the subject! It is the classic text, lacking much of the misinformation that swamps many other 'archaeological' books. This slim volume, while perhaps a slightly more difficult read, is far more credible than Barry Cunnliffe's numerous popular accounts. Collis clearly presents the archaeological evidence without falling prey to popular misconceptions of the Celts or to overdependence on Greek and Roman sources.