Material Mnemonics: Everyday Memory in Prehistoric Europe

by Katina T. Lillios and Vasileios Tsamis

How did ancient Europeans materialise memory? Material Mnemonics: Everyday Practices in Prehistoric Europe provides a fresh approach to the archaeological study of memory. Drawing on case studies from the British Isles, Scandinavia, central Europe, Greece, Italy and the Iberian Peninsula that date from the Neolithic through the Iron Age, the book's authors explore the implications of our understanding of the past when memory and mnemonic practices...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1842179667
• ISBN13: 9781842179666
• Release Date: September 2010
• Publisher: Oxbow Books Limited
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.6" x 9.4"