John T. Koch is Research Professor at the University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh and Celtic Studies in Aberystwyth. A historical linguist specialising in early Celtic languages with a unique multidisciplinary profile, Koch’s research includes Indo-European origins of Celtic names, words, and grammar. Mikael Fauvelle is a researcher in the department of archaeology and ancient history at Lund University. He is an anthropological archaeologist specialising in early complex economic systems and the emergence of maritime trade networks. His research has focused on topics including the origins of money, the innovation of ancient watercraft, and the formation of early chiefdoms. He has directed archaeological field projects in North America, Central America, and Scandinavia. Sir Barry Cunliffe is Professor Emeritus of European Prehistory in the University of Oxford. A phenomenally prolific author and excavator, his publications include highly readable synthetic overviews that encompass long chronological sweeps of the archaeology of Britain, Eurasia, the Celtic world, and the Atlantic façade. Johan Ling is Professor of Archaeology at the Department of Historical Studies, Gothenburg University and is Director of the Rock Art research Archives (SHFA). He is a specialist in Bronze Age archaeology with a focus on Scandinavian rock art and maritime trade.

• List of illustrationsList of tablesContributorsIntroductionJohn T. Koch, Mikael Fauvelle, Barry Cunliffe & Johan Ling1. A millennium of war – violent encounters during the 4th and 3rd millennia BC in the western Baltic SeaChristian Horn & Sebastian Schultrich2. Chalcolithic and Bronze Age Atlantic connections c. 2500–800 BCAurélien Burlot3. Using direct and indirect evidence of boats and boatbuilding for understanding the nature of seafaring in Atlantic Europe c. 5000–500 BCBoel Bengtsson4. Larger boats, longer voyages, and powerful leaders: comparing Maritime Modes of Production in Scandinavia and CaliforniaMikael Fauvelle & Johan Ling5. The Maritime Mode of Production in relation to self-sufficiency, reciprocity, and comparative advantagesJohan Ling6. The origins of secret societies and their contribution to the rise of social complexityRichard Chacon, David Dye, Brian Hayden, Johan Ling, & Yamilette Chacon7. Maritime memoria: navigating Bronze Age rock artCecilia Lindhé8. Archaeology and science: impact of lead isotope analyses on the archaeological discourse of metal trade for the Scandinavian and British communities in the 3rd–1st millennia BCZofia Anna Stos-Gale & Johan Ling9. Late Bronze Age copper mining in southern Iberia: preliminary results of fieldwork at Las Minillas (Granja de Torrehermosa, Badajoz, Spain)Mark A. Hunt-Ortiz, Juan Latorre-Ruiz, Miguel Ángel de Dios-Pérez, Jacobo Vázquez-Paz, Magnus Artursson, Manuel Grueso-Montero, Marta Díaz-Guardamino, Zofia Stos-Gale, & Johan Ling10. What genetics can say about Iron Age and Bronze Age BritainNick Patterson11. Cross-disciplinary considerations: ‘hedge’, ‘hull’, ‘fool’, and the triumph of linguistic palaeontologyJohn T. Koch12. Convergence in situ: the formation of the Indo-European branches and the Bronze–Iron transitionJohn T. KochIndex

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John T. Koch is Research Professor at the University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh and Celtic Studies in Aberystwyth. A historical linguist specialising in early Celtic languages with a unique multidisciplinary profile, Koch’s research includes Indo-European origins of Celtic names, words, and grammar. Mikael Fauvelle is a researcher in the department of archaeology and ancient history at Lund University. He is an anthropological archaeologist specialising in early complex economic systems and the emergence of maritime trade networks. His research has focused on topics including the origins of money, the innovation of ancient watercraft, and the formation of early chiefdoms. He has directed archaeological field projects in North America, Central America, and Scandinavia. Sir Barry Cunliffe is Professor Emeritus of European Prehistory in the University of Oxford. A phenomenally prolific author and excavator, his publications include highly readable synthetic overviews that encompass long chronological sweeps of the archaeology of Britain, Eurasia, the Celtic world, and the Atlantic façade. Johan Ling is Professor of Archaeology at the Department of Historical Studies, Gothenburg University and is Director of the Rock Art research Archives (SHFA). He is a specialist in Bronze Age archaeology with a focus on Scandinavian rock art and maritime trade.

• List of illustrationsList of tablesContributorsIntroductionJohn T. Koch, Mikael Fauvelle, Barry Cunliffe & Johan Ling1. A millennium of war – violent encounters during the 4th and 3rd millennia BC in the western Baltic SeaChristian Horn & Sebastian Schultrich2. Chalcolithic and Bronze Age Atlantic connections c. 2500–800 BCAurélien Burlot3. Using direct and indirect evidence of boats and boatbuilding for understanding the nature of seafaring in Atlantic Europe c. 5000–500 BCBoel Bengtsson4. Larger boats, longer voyages, and powerful leaders: comparing Maritime Modes of Production in Scandinavia and CaliforniaMikael Fauvelle & Johan Ling5. The Maritime Mode of Production in relation to self-sufficiency, reciprocity, and comparative advantagesJohan Ling6. The origins of secret societies and their contribution to the rise of social complexityRichard Chacon, David Dye, Brian Hayden, Johan Ling, & Yamilette Chacon7. Maritime memoria: navigating Bronze Age rock artCecilia Lindhé8. Archaeology and science: impact of lead isotope analyses on the archaeological discourse of metal trade for the Scandinavian and British communities in the 3rd–1st millennia BCZofia Anna Stos-Gale & Johan Ling9. Late Bronze Age copper mining in southern Iberia: preliminary results of fieldwork at Las Minillas (Granja de Torrehermosa, Badajoz, Spain)Mark A. Hunt-Ortiz, Juan Latorre-Ruiz, Miguel Ángel de Dios-Pérez, Jacobo Vázquez-Paz, Magnus Artursson, Manuel Grueso-Montero, Marta Díaz-Guardamino, Zofia Stos-Gale, & Johan Ling10. What genetics can say about Iron Age and Bronze Age BritainNick Patterson11. Cross-disciplinary considerations: ‘hedge’, ‘hull’, ‘fool’, and the triumph of linguistic palaeontologyJohn T. Koch12. Convergence in situ: the formation of the Indo-European branches and the Bronze–Iron transitionJohn T. KochIndex

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John T. Koch is Research Professor at the University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh and Celtic Studies in Aberystwyth. A historical linguist specialising in early Celtic languages with a unique multidisciplinary profile, Koch’s research includes Indo-European origins of Celtic names, words, and grammar. Mikael Fauvelle is a researcher in the department of archaeology and ancient history at Lund University. He is an anthropological archaeologist specialising in early complex economic systems and the emergence of maritime trade networks. His research has focused on topics including the origins of money, the innovation of ancient watercraft, and the formation of early chiefdoms. He has directed archaeological field projects in North America, Central America, and Scandinavia. Sir Barry Cunliffe is Professor Emeritus of European Prehistory in the University of Oxford. A phenomenally prolific author and excavator, his publications include highly readable synthetic overviews that encompass long chronological sweeps of the archaeology of Britain, Eurasia, the Celtic world, and the Atlantic façade. Johan Ling is Professor of Archaeology at the Department of Historical Studies, Gothenburg University and is Director of the Rock Art research Archives (SHFA). He is a specialist in Bronze Age archaeology with a focus on Scandinavian rock art and maritime trade.

• List of illustrationsList of tablesContributorsIntroductionJohn T. Koch, Mikael Fauvelle, Barry Cunliffe & Johan Ling1. A millennium of war – violent encounters during the 4th and 3rd millennia BC in the western Baltic SeaChristian Horn & Sebastian Schultrich2. Chalcolithic and Bronze Age Atlantic connections c. 2500–800 BCAurélien Burlot3. Using direct and indirect evidence of boats and boatbuilding for understanding the nature of seafaring in Atlantic Europe c. 5000–500 BCBoel Bengtsson4. Larger boats, longer voyages, and powerful leaders: comparing Maritime Modes of Production in Scandinavia and CaliforniaMikael Fauvelle & Johan Ling5. The Maritime Mode of Production in relation to self-sufficiency, reciprocity, and comparative advantagesJohan Ling6. The origins of secret societies and their contribution to the rise of social complexityRichard Chacon, David Dye, Brian Hayden, Johan Ling, & Yamilette Chacon7. Maritime memoria: navigating Bronze Age rock artCecilia Lindhé8. Archaeology and science: impact of lead isotope analyses on the archaeological discourse of metal trade for the Scandinavian and British communities in the 3rd–1st millennia BCZofia Anna Stos-Gale & Johan Ling9. Late Bronze Age copper mining in southern Iberia: preliminary results of fieldwork at Las Minillas (Granja de Torrehermosa, Badajoz, Spain)Mark A. Hunt-Ortiz, Juan Latorre-Ruiz, Miguel Ángel de Dios-Pérez, Jacobo Vázquez-Paz, Magnus Artursson, Manuel Grueso-Montero, Marta Díaz-Guardamino, Zofia Stos-Gale, & Johan Ling10. What genetics can say about Iron Age and Bronze Age BritainNick Patterson11. Cross-disciplinary considerations: ‘hedge’, ‘hull’, ‘fool’, and the triumph of linguistic palaeontologyJohn T. Koch12. Convergence in situ: the formation of the Indo-European branches and the Bronze–Iron transitionJohn T. KochIndex

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