Book contents
- The Archaeology of the Iberian Peninsula
- Cambridge World Archaeology
- The Archaeology of the Iberian Peninsula
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Preface
- Chapter 1 Setting the Stage:
- Chapter 2 The First Iberians and Last Neanderthals:
- Chapter 3 The First Modern Humans in Iberia:
- Chapter 4 The Creation of New Worlds:
- Chapter 5 The Expansion of Interregional Contacts:
- Chapter 6 The Emergence of Ranked Societies:
- Chapter 7 Archaeologies and Histories of the Iberian Past
- Bibliography
- Index
Chapter 5 - The Expansion of Interregional Contacts:
The Late Neolithic and Early Copper Age (3,500–2,500 BCE)
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 19 November 2019
Book contents
- The Archaeology of the Iberian Peninsula
- Cambridge World Archaeology
- The Archaeology of the Iberian Peninsula
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Preface
- Chapter 1 Setting the Stage:
- Chapter 2 The First Iberians and Last Neanderthals:
- Chapter 3 The First Modern Humans in Iberia:
- Chapter 4 The Creation of New Worlds:
- Chapter 5 The Expansion of Interregional Contacts:
- Chapter 6 The Emergence of Ranked Societies:
- Chapter 7 Archaeologies and Histories of the Iberian Past
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
This chapter surveys the social transformations that occurred in the fourth and third millennium BCE, including the intensification of agriculture, craft specialization (including metallurgy), the emergence of large walled and ditched settlements, and long-distance exchange in stones, ivory, and ceramics.
- Type
- Chapter
- Information
- The Archaeology of the Iberian PeninsulaFrom the Paleolithic to the Bronze Age, pp. 171 - 226Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2019