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From the reviews:"The synthesis of such a large body of evidence is impressive, and the book is an interesting and informative read both for those new to archaeology and for established academics."(The Holocene, 13:5, 2003) "Over all, the volume is a resounding success in terms of providing a coherent and up to date narrative. The discussion ranges across the whole of Europe, as the ample references section demonstrates, giving a good coverage of western, eastern and northern Europe. This wide coverage can also be seen in the selection of featured sites, which ranges across most of Europe." (Antiquity 78, 302)
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The study of European archaeology dates back to the 19th century, but the number of archaeologists, projects, and publications has increased greatly during the last three decades. With the collapse of the Soviet Union and the restructuring of several countries, archaeology in Europe has more opportunity for interaction and research than previously was possible. This comprehensive volume covers the Prehistoric period in Europe, from the earliest appearance of humans to the rise of the Roman Empire and includes the Paleolithic, Mesolithic Bronze and Iron Ages. Throughout these periods, the major developments and explored using the archaeological data including: + technology; + trade; + settlement; + warfare; + ritual. Using methodologies and theories that were previously unknown in Europe decades ago, new discoveries and arguments are included in the research as well as reevaluations of previous discoveries. This work also includes a present geographical summary and how it impacts the current archaeological discoveries and research being conducted. European Prehistory: A Survey includes many comprehensive maps and site photos. It will be a vital resource to prehistoric archaeologists, anthropologists and historians in and outside of Europe.
From the reviews:"The synthesis of such a large body of evidence is impressive, and the book is an interesting and informative read both for those new to archaeology and for established academics."(The Holocene, 13:5, 2003) "Over all, the volume is a resounding success in terms of providing a coherent and up to date narrative. The discussion ranges across the whole of Europe, as the ample references section demonstrates, giving a good coverage of western, eastern and northern Europe. This wide coverage can also be seen in the selection of featured sites, which ranges across most of Europe." (Antiquity 78, 302)
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The study of European archaeology dates back to the 19th century, but the number of archaeologists, projects, and publications has increased greatly during the last three decades. With the collapse of the Soviet Union and the restructuring of several countries, archaeology in Europe has more opportunity for interaction and research than previously was possible. This comprehensive volume covers the Prehistoric period in Europe, from the earliest appearance of humans to the rise of the Roman Empire and includes the Paleolithic, Mesolithic Bronze and Iron Ages. Throughout these periods, the major developments and explored using the archaeological data including: + technology; + trade; + settlement; + warfare; + ritual. Using methodologies and theories that were previously unknown in Europe decades ago, new discoveries and arguments are included in the research as well as reevaluations of previous discoveries. This work also includes a present geographical summary and how it impacts the current archaeological discoveries and research being conducted. European Prehistory: A Survey includes many comprehensive maps and site photos. It will be a vital resource to prehistoric archaeologists, anthropologists and historians in and outside of Europe.
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The purpose of this book is four-fold: to introduce English-speaking students and scholars to some of the outstanding archaeological research that has been done in Europe in recent years; to integrate this research into an anthropological frame of reference; to address episodes of culture change such as the transition to farming; the origin of complex societies, and the origin of urbanism, and to provide an overview of European prehistory from the earliest appearance of humans to the rise of the Roman empire. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
ard marks, local foragers, portable art objects, pottery culture, glacial refuges, late glacial period, retouched tools, causewayed enclosures, flint artifacts, copper artifacts, burial data, style zones, flake tools, alpine foreland, earliest farmers, local flint, stone raw material, faunal collections, high mountain chains, stone tool assemblages, club wheat, late neolithic, decorated caves, ranked societies, megalithic monuments Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Bronze Age, Iron Age, Linear Pottery, Corded Ware, Funnel Beaker, Middle Palaeolithic, Upper Palaeolithic, Black Sea, Near East, Globular Amphora, Czech Republic, Lower Palaeolithic, British Isles, Lepenski Vir, Russian Plain, Nea Nikomedeia, Middle Pleistocene, Brinch Petersen, Copper Age, European Neolithic, Iron Gates, Terra Amata, Dolni Vëstonice, Julius Caesar, Mediterranean Sea New!
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The purpose of this book is four-fold: to introduce English-speaking students and scholars to some of the outstanding archaeological research that has been done in Europe in recent years; to integrate this research into an anthropological frame of reference; to address episodes of culture change such as the transition to farming; the origin of complex societies, and the origin of urbanism, and to provide an overview of European prehistory from the earliest appearance of humans to the rise of the Roman empire. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
ard marks, local foragers, portable art objects, pottery culture, glacial refuges, late glacial period, retouched tools, causewayed enclosures, flint artifacts, copper artifacts, burial data, style zones, flake tools, alpine foreland, earliest farmers, local flint, stone raw material, faunal collections, high mountain chains, stone tool assemblages, club wheat, late neolithic, decorated caves, ranked societies, megalithic monuments Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Bronze Age, Iron Age, Linear Pottery, Corded Ware, Funnel Beaker, Middle Palaeolithic, Upper Palaeolithic, Black Sea, Near East, Globular Amphora, Czech Republic, Lower Palaeolithic, British Isles, Lepenski Vir, Russian Plain, Nea Nikomedeia, Middle Pleistocene, Brinch Petersen, Copper Age, European Neolithic, Iron Gates, Terra Amata, Dolni Vëstonice, Julius Caesar, Mediterranean Sea New!
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- A Prehistory of the North: Human Settlement of the Higher Latitudes by John F. Hoffecker in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Our Troth: History and Lore by Kveldulf Gundarsson in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
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