Archaeologies of Colonialism : Consumption, Entanglement, and Violence in Ancient Mediterranean France

This book presents a theoretically informed, up-to-date study of interactions between indigenous peoples of Mediterranean France and Etruscan, Greek, and Roman colonists during the first millennium BC. Analyzing archaeological data and ancient texts, Michael Dietler explores these colonial encounters over six centuries, focusing on material culture, urban landscapes, economic practices, and forms of violence. He shows how selective consumption linked native societies and colonists and created transformative relationships for each. __Archaeologies of Colonialism__ also examines the role these ancient encounters played in the formation of modern European identity, colonial ideology, and practices, enumerating the problems for archaeologists attempting to re-examine these past societies. This book looks at the interactions between indigenous peoples of Mediterranean Fance and Etrusdcan, Greek and Roman colonists during the first millennium BC. It focuses on material culture, urban landcapes, economic practices, and forms of violence. It shows how selective consumption linked native societies and colonists and created transformative relationships for each. It als oexamines the role these ancient encounters played in the formation of modern European identity, colonial ideology, and practices, enumerating the problems for archaeologists attempting to reexamine these past societies The cup of Gyptis : introduction to a colonial encounter Archaeologies of colonialism Consumption, entanglement, and colonialism Social, cultural, and political landscapes Trade and traders A history of violence Culinary encounters Constructed spaces : landscapes of everyday life and ritual Conclusion and imperial epilogue.