Europe's First Farmers [Paperback]

T. Douglas Price (Editor)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0521665728 | ISBN-13: 978-0521665728 | Publication Date: September 25, 2000

Plants and animals originally domesticated in the Near East arrived in Europe between 7000 and 4000 BC. Was the new technology introduced by migrants, or was it an "inside job"? How were the new species adapted to European conditions? What were the immediate and long-term consequences of the transition from hunting and gathering to farming? These central questions in the prehistory of Europe are discussed here by leading specialists, drawing on the latest scholarship in fields as diverse as genetics and IndoEuropean linguistics.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"this is an excellent example of an edited volume organized around a theme. Scholars interested in the origins of food-producing societies, as well as those interested more generally in Old World archaeology, should read this book." Canadian Journal of Archaeology

"[The authors] move towards a richly complex explanation that simply can no longer be explained as ex Orient lux (from east, the light0. Well supplied with regional maps, lists of important radiocarbon dates, and a scattering of site plans and artifact illustrations, this is clearly a book for colleges, universities, and professionals, indeed a necessary addition to their libraries." Choice

"Well supplied with regional maps, lists of important radiocarbon dates, and a scattering of site plans and artifact illustrations" Choice April 2001

Book Description

Plants and animals originally domesticated in the Near East arrived in Europe between 7,000 and 4,000 BC. Was the new technology introduced by migrants, or was it an 'inside job'? How were the new species adapted to European conditions? What were the immediate and long-term consequences of the transition from hunting and gathering to farming? These central questions in the prehistory of Europe are discussed here by leading specialists, drawing on the latest scholarship in fields as diverse as genetics and IndoEuropean linguistics.

Product Details

• Paperback: 412 pages
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press (September 25, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0521665728
• ISBN-13: 978-0521665728
• Product Dimensions: 9.8 x 7.4 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.9 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,310,220 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

T. Douglas Price was born in New Haven in 1945. Many homes during childhood. Louisville and Kansas City stand out. Educated and acculturated at the University of Michigan. Doug is Weinstein Professor of European Archaeology emeritus and Director of the Laboratory for Archaeological Chemistry at the University of Wisconsin-Madison where he has been on the faculty for more than 35 years. He was also 6th Century Chair in Archaeological Science in the Department of Archaeology at the University of Aberdeen, now retired. He does archaeological fieldwork on early agriculture in Denmark and laboratory studies of isotopes in human tooth enamel to look at questions of prehistoric migration. He is the author of a number of books and articles on archaeology. He likes archaeology, small children, food, football, Anne Birgitte, and the family dog Bagel. He doesn't like long, self-promoting descriptions of book authors.