| Description |
1 online resource (xv, 408 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps |
| Contents |
Frameworks for Europe's past. Geography and environment ; Geology ; Past climate ; Raw materials ; Time and chronology ; A very short history of European archaeology -- The first Europeans. Early Europeans ; Atapuerca, Spain, 1.3 million years ago ; Boxgrove, England, 500,000 years ago ; Schöningen, Germany, 400,000 years ago ; Neanderthals ; Krapina, Serbia, 130,000 years ago ; Salzgitter-Lebenstedt, Germany, 55,000 years ago ; El Sidrón, Spain, 43,000 years ago ; Grotte du Renne, France, 40,000 years ago ; Vindija Cave, Croatia, 34,000 years ago ; Ancient DNA ; Neanderthal diet ; Some reflections -- The creative explosion. Origin and spread of modern humans ; The Upper Paleolithic ; Pestera cu Oase, Romania, 40,000 years ago ; Grotte Chauvet, France, 32,000 years ago ; Grande Grotte, Arcy-sur-Cure, France, 32,000 years ago ; Dolní Věstonice, Czech Republic 27,500 years ago ; Grotte de la Vache, France, 14,000 years ago ; Gönnersdorf, Germany, 11,500 years ago ; Pincevent, France, 12,000 years ago ; Doggerland, North Sea, 11,000 BC ; The last hunters ; Franchthi Cave, Greece, 9000 BC ; Mount Sandel, Ireland, 7000 BC ; Moita do Sebastião, Portugal, 6000 BC ; Polderweg, Netherlands 5500 BC ; Tybrind Vig, Denmark, 5000 BC ; Vedbæk, Denmark, 5000 BC ; Rock art : Vingen, Norway, 5000 BC ; Some reflections |
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The first farmers. The origins and spread of agriculture ; Neolithic Cyprus ; Shillourokambos, Cyprus, 8200 BC ; Asprokremnos, Cyprus, 8800 BC ; Nea Nikomedeia, Greece, 6200 BC ; Lepenski Vir, Serbia, 6200 BC ; Vinča, Serbia, 5500 BC ; Rudna Glava, Serbia, 5000 BC ; Varna, Bulgaria, 4500 BC ; Passo di Corvo, Italy, 6000 BC ; Linearbandkeramik ; Vaihingen, Germany, 5300 BC ; Polished flint axes ; Spiennes, Belgium, 4400 BC ; La Draga, Spain, 5000 BC ; Arbon-Bleiche 3, Switzerland, 3384 BC ; Ötzi, Italy, 3300 BC ; The megaliths of Western Europe ; Skara Brae, Orkney Islands, 3200 BC ; Stonehenge, England, 3100 BC ; Newgrange, Ireland, 3100 BC ; Los Millares, Spain, 3200 BC ; Hal Saflieni, Malta, 3600 BC ; Rock art : Barranco de la Valtort, Spain, 5500 BC ; Some reflections -- Bronze Age warriors. The rise of metals ; The Bronze Age in the Aegean ; Knossos, Crete, Greece, 3000 BC ; Akrotiri, Santorini, Greece, 1626 BC ; Mykene, Greece, 1600 BC ; Uluburun, Turkey, 1300 BC ; The Bronze Age north of the Alps ; Bell beaker ; The Indo-Europeans ; Amesbury Archer, England, 2470 BC ; Poggiomarino, Italy, 1600 BC ; Croce del Papa, Italy, 2150 BC ; Nebra, Germany, 1600 BC ; Bronze Age finds ; Su Nuraxi di Barumini, Sardinia, Italy, 1800 BC ; Borum Eshøj, Denmark, 1350 BC ; Bredarör, Sweden, 1000 BC ; Salcombe, England, 1000 BC ; Flag Fen, England, 1350 BC ; Rock art : Tanum, Sweden, 1500 BC ; Some reflections |
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Centers of power, weapons of iron. At the edge of history ; The Celts ; The Germans ; The Scythians ; Making iron ; Biskupin, Poland, 738 BC ; The Etruscans ; Necropoli della Banditaccia, Italy, 650 BC ; Hallstatt, Austria, 800 BC ; Hochdorf, Germany, 530 BC ; Vix, France, 480 BC ; Danebury, England, 550 BC ; Grauballe, Denmark, 300 BC ; Manching, Germany, 300 BC ; Maiden Castle, England, 43 BC ; Gournay-sur-Aronde, Ribemont-sur-Ancre, France, 260 BC ; Celtic religion ; Some reflections -- Past and present : lessons from prehistoric Europe. Europe before Rome ; Significance ; Relevance ; Preservation ; Appreciation |
| Summary |
In Europe before Rome, T. Douglas Price takes readers on a guided tour through dozens of the most important prehistoric sites on the continent, from very recent discoveries to some of the most famous and puzzling places in the world, like Chauvet, Stonehenge, and Knossos. This volume focuses on more than 60 sites, organized chronologically according to their archaeological time period and accompanied by 200 illustrations, including numerous color photographs, maps, and drawings. Our understanding of prehistoric European archaeology has been almost completely rewritten in the last 25 years with a series of major findings from virtually every time period, such as Ötzi the Iceman, the discoveries at Atapuerca, and evidence of a much earlier eruption at Mt. Vesuvius. Many of the sites explored in the book offer the earliest European evidence we have of the typical features of human society--tool making, hunting, cooking, burial practices, agriculture, and warfare. Introductory prologues to each chapter provide context for the wider changes in human behavior and society in the time period, while the author's concluding remarks offer expert reflections on the enduring significance of these places. Tracing the evolution of human society in Europe across more than a million years, Europe before Rome gives readers a vivid portrait of life for prehistoric man and woman |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 347-385) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Antiquities, Prehistoric -- Europe -- Guidebooks
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HISTORY -- Ancient -- General.
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Antiquities
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Antiquities, Prehistoric
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Archeologische vindplaatsen.
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Fornlämningar.
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Forntiden.
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| SUBJECT |
Europe -- Antiquities -- Guidebooks
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Europe
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Europa.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books
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Guidebooks
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Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2011044145 |
| ISBN |
9780199914715 |
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0199914710 |
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9780197563267 |
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0197563260 |
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