Palaeolithic Societies of Europe

Klappentext Clive Gamble's overview of Palaeolithic societies! building on his The Palaeolithic Settlement of Europe (1986). Zusammenfassung How did Neanderthal societies differ from those of the first modern humans in Europe 35!000 years ago? This investigation of archaeological evidence from stone tools! hunting and campsites reveals much about the differing scale of social interaction and abilities to negotiate social worlds! and enhances our understanding of this period. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of figures; List of tables; Acknowledgements; Preface; 1. Pulling aside the Palaeolithic curtain; 2. The individual, society and networks; 3. A Palaeolithic framework: locales, rhythms and regions; 4. The first European societies 500,000-300,000 years ago; 5. Neanderthal societies 300,000 to 60,000 years ago; 6. The rhythms of social life 60,000-21,000 years ago: the transition from the Middle to Upper Palaeolithic in Europe; 7. The extension of social life 60,000-21,000 years ago: regions and locales, networks and landscapes; 8. The Palaeolithic societies of Europe; Notes; Bibliography; Site index; General index.

Product details

• Authors: Clive Gamble, Clive Stephen Gamble, Clive (University of Southampton) Gamble
• Assisted by: Norman Yoffee (Editor), Susan Alcock (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Content: Book
• Product form: Paperback / Softback
• Publication date: 28.10.1999
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous
• EAN: 9780521658720
• ISBN: 978-0-521-65872-0
• Pages: 528
• Series: Cambridge World Archaeology; Cambridge World Archaeology (P