Iron age slaving and enslavement in Northwest Europe / / Karim Mata.

• VerfasserIn: Mata, Karim,
• Place / Publishing House: Oxford, England : : Archaeopress Publishing Limited,, [2020]; ©2020
• Year of Publication: 2020
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (67 pages)

Can slaving and enslavement be seen as a significant transformative phenomena in Iron Age Europe and, if so, how would this affect the interpretation of (old and new) archaeological evidence? This exploratory study of the dynamics of Iron Age slaving and enslaving in Northwest Europe contributes to a complex but neglected topic.

Table of Contents

Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Information -- Copyright Information -- Contents -- List of Figures -- Figure 1: The study area in Northwest Europe -- Figure 2: Distribution of newly constructed HA D hillforts -- Figure 3: Distribution of newly constructed LT A hillforts -- Figure 4: Distribution of newly constructed LT B hillforts -- Figure 5: Distribution of newly constructed LT C hillforts -- Figure 6: Distribution of newly constructed LT D hillforts -- Figure 7: Number of newly constructed hillforts and scale diversity per period11 -- Figure 8: Distribution of Republican (LT C-D) amphorae (adapted from Loughton 2009 and Morris 2010) -- Figure 9: Distribution of LT D enclosed and open settlements (adapted from Roymans and Habermehl 2011) -- Figure 10: Distribution of LT D axial settlements (adapted from Roymans and Habermehl 2011) -- Figure 11: Distribution of LT C glass bracelets (adapted from Roymans and Verniers 2010: 204) -- Figure 12: Known communities in the study area during the first century BC and AD -- Figure 13: Schematic representations of LT C-D trans-Rhenian 'walled enclosures' (adapted from Waterbolk 1977) -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- The Evidence from Iron Age Hillforts -- Historicizing Regional Dynamics -- Exploring Dimensions of Slaving and Enslavement -- Conclusion -- References.