Prehistoric Europe

This volume provides an elementary and comprehensive synthesis of the new discoveries and the new interpretations of European prehistory.

List of contents

Preface. The Study of European History. Earliest Humans in Europe. Subsistence and Society in Paleolithic Europe. Post-Glacial Developments. Hunters. Gatherers and Beyond. Early Farming Societies. Seventh to Fourth Millennia BC. Settlement. Expansion and Socio-Economic Change. 3200-2300BC. Prestige. Power and Hierarchies. 2300-1400BC. The Rise of the State in Mediterranean Europe. Town and the State in Temperate Europe. References. Index.

About the author

Timothy Champion is Professor of Archaeology at University of Southampton Clive Gamble is Professor of Geography at Royal Holloway, University of London Stephen Shennan is Director of the Institute of Archaeology, University College London Alasdair Whittle is Professor of Archaeology at Cardiff University, Wales

Summary

This volume provides an elementary and comprehensive synthesis of the new discoveries and the new interpretations of European prehistory.

Product details

• Authors: Timothy Champion, Clive Gamble, Stephen Shennan, Alasdair Whittle
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2021
• EAN: 9781598744637
• ISBN: 978-1-59874-463-7
• No. of pages: 370
• Weight: 771 g
• Illustrations: Farb., s/w. Abb.
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Pre and early history; Non-fiction book > History > Pre and early history, antiquity