Oxford Illustrated History of Prehistoric Europe

Name: Oxford Illustrated History of Prehistoric Europe
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ISBN: 9780192854414

ISBN-10: 0192854410

ISBN-13: 9780192854414

Edition: 2001

Authors: Barry Cunliffe

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Edited 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.

Book details

List price: $39.99
Copyright year: 2001
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 5/24/2001
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 544
Size: 7.44" wide x 9.69" long x 1.18" tall
Weight: 2.684
Language: English

Barry 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.



List of Colour Plates


List of Maps


Acknowledgements


Introduction




The Peopling of Europe, 700,000-400,000 Years before the Present




The Upper Paleolithic Revolution




The Mesolithic Age




The First Farmers




The Transformation of Early Agrarian Europe: The Later Neolithic and Copper Ages, 4500-2500 BC




The Palace Civilizations of Minoan Crete and Mycenaean Greece, 2000-1200 BC




The Emergence of Elites: Earlier Bronze Age Europe, 2500-1300 BC




The Collapse of Aegean Civilization at the End of the Late Bronze Age




Reformation in Barbarian Europe, 1300-600 BC




Iron Age Societies in Western Europe and Beyond: 800-140 BC




Thracians, Scythians, and Dacians, 800 BC-AD 300




The Impact of Rome on Barbarian Society, 140 BC-AD300




Barbarian Europe, AD 300-700



Further Reading


Chronological Tables


Acknowledgement of Sources


Index