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OverviewEdited by Barry Cunliffe, one of the world's leading archaeologists, this book provides a comprehensive account of prehistoric Europe from the coming of the Stone Age to the fall of the Roman Empire. Unique in its approach, it is a history of both humanity and the environment, looking at the changing landscape of Europe and the responses and adaptations to these changes.With over 300 plates, maps, and figures, this fascinating volume will be enjoyed by anyone with an interest in the early history, art, and archaeology of Europe. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Barry Cunliffe (Professor of European Archaeology, Professor of European Archaeology, University of Oxford) , Barry CunliffePublisher: Oxford University Press Imprint: Oxford University Press Dimensions: Width: 18.90cm , Height: 3.00cm , Length: 24.70cm Weight: 1.245kg ISBN: 9780192854414ISBN 10: 0192854410 Pages: 544 Publication Date: 18 January 2001 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order  Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsList of Colour Plates List of Maps Acknowledgements Barry Cunliffe: Introduction 1: Clive Gamble: The Peopling of Europe, 700,000-400,000 Years before the Present 2: Paul Mellars: The Upper Paleolithic Revolution 3: Stephen J. Mithen: The Mesolithic Age 4: Alasdair Whittle: The First Farmers 5: Andrew Sherratt: The Transformation of Early Agrarian Europe: The Later Neolithic and Copper Ages, 4500-2500 BC 6: K. A. Wardle: The Palace Civilizations of Minoan Crete and Mycenaean Greece, 2000-1200 BC 7: Andrew Sherratt: The Emergence of Elites: Earlier Bronze Age Europe, 2500-1300 BC 8: Mervyn Popham: The Collapse of Aegean Civilization at the End of the Late Bronze Age 9: Anthony Harding: Reformation in Barbarian Europe, 1300-600 BC 10: Barry Cunliffe: Iron Age Societies in Western Europe and Beyond: 800-140 BC 11: Timothy Taylor: Thracians, Scythians, and Dacians, 800 BC-AD 300 12: Barry Cunliffe: The Impact of Rome on Barbarian Society, 140 BC-AD300 13: Malcolm Todd: Barbarian Europe, AD 300-700 Further Reading Chronological Tables Acknowledgement of Sources IndexReviewstakes the reader on a fascinating journey through the development of Western culture - a definitive study. * Oxford Times * takes the reader on a fascinating journey through the development of Western culture - a definitive study. Oxford Times Author InformationBarry Cunliffe is Professor of European Archaeology at the University of Oxford. The author of over 40 books, including The Ancient Celts, published by Oxford University Press, he has served as President of the Council for British Archaeology and the Society of Antiquaries, and is currently a member of the Ancient Monuments Board of English Heritage. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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