Paul R. Duffy: Complexity and Autonomy in Bronze Age Europe. Assessing Cultural Developments in Eastern Hungary / Archaeolingua 2014Publisher: Archaeolingua (April 8, 2014) Language: English Hardcover: 402 pages ISBN: 9639911526 / ISBN-13: 9789639911529 /978-9639911529 Dimensions: 7.75 x 1.25 x 11 inches Description:This work asks what kind of social differentiations emerged in European Bronze Age societies and what changes were associated with this transition. It is clear that during this period large fortified settlements became increasingly common, great inequalities in access to metals and exotic goods appear, and warrior iconography permeates material culture. But the specific forms of political and economic complexity in these societies, such as tribute payments, difference in craft production and household consumption are often unknown. Focusing on Bronze Age settlement and household economies in the Krs Region of the Great Hungarian Plain, this book establishes a more complete picture of these societies.