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| Preface | |
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| Frameworks for Europe's Past | |
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| Geography and Environment | |
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| Geology | |
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| Raw Materials | |
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| Past Climates | |
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| Time and Chronology | |
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| A Very Short History of European Archaeology | |
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| The First Europeans | |
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| Early Europeans | |
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| Atapuerca, Spain, 1,300,000 year ago | |
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| Boxgrove, England, UK, 500,000 years ago | |
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| Schningen, Germany, 400,000 years ago | |
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| Neanderthals | |
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| Krapina, Croatia,130,000 years ago | |
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| Salzgitter-Lebenstedt, Germany, 55,000 years ago | |
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| El Sidrcn, Spain, 43,000 years ago | |
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| Grotte du Renne, France, 40,000 years ago | |
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| Vindija Cave, Croatia, 34,000 years ago | |
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| Ancient DNANeanderthal Diet | |
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| Some Reflections | |
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| The Creative Explosion | |
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| Origin and Spread of Modern Humans | |
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| The Upper Paleolithic | |
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| Pestera cu Oase, Romania, 40,000 years ago | |
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| Grotte Chauvet, France, 32,000 years ago | |
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| Grande Grotte, France, 32,000 years ago | |
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| Doln! Vestonice, Czech Republic, 27,500 years ago | |
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| Grotte de la Vache, France, 14,000 years ago | |
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| Gonnersdorf, Germany, 11,500 years ago | |
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| Pincevent, France, 12,000 years ago | |
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| Doggerland, North Sea, 11,000 BC | |
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| The Last Hunters | |
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| Franchthi Cave, Greece, 9000 BC | |
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| Mount Sandel, Ireland, 7000 BC | |
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| Moita do Sebastaio, Portugal, 6000 BC | |
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| Polderveg, Netherlands, 5500 BC | |
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| Tybrind Vig, Denmark, 5000 BC | |
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| Vedbaek, Denmark, 5000 BC | |
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| Rock Art: Vingen, Norway, 5000 BC | |
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| Some Reflections | |
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| The First Farmers | |
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| The Origins and Spread of Agriculture | |
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| Shillourokambos, Cyprus, 8200 BC | |
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| Nea Nikomedeia, Greece, 6200 BC | |
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| Lepenski Vir, Serbia, 6200 BC | |
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| Vinca, Serbia, 5500 BC | |
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| Rudna Glava, Serbia, 5000 BC | |
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| Varna, Bulgaria, 4500 BC | |
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| Passo di Corvo, Italy, 6000 BC | |
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| Linearbandkeramik | |
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| Vaihingen, Germany, 5300 BC | |
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| Polished Flint Axes | |
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| Spiennes, Belgium, 4400 BC | |
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| La Draga, Spain, 5000 BC | |
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| Arbon Bleich, Switzerland, 3384 BC | |
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| Tzi, Italy, 3300 BC | |
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| The Megaliths of Western Europe | |
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| Skara Brae, Orkney Islands, UK, 3200 BC | |
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| Stonehenge, UK, 3100 BC | |
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| Newgrange, Ireland, 3100 BC | |
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| Los Millares, Spain, 3200 BC | |
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| Hal Saflieni, Malta, 3600 BC | |
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| Rock Art: Barranco de la Valtort, Spain, 5500 BC | |
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| Some Reflections | |
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| Bronze Age Warriors | |
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| The Rise of Metals | |
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| The Bronze Age in the Aegean | |
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| Knossos, Crete, Greece, 3000 BC | |
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| Akrotiri, Greece, 1627 BC | |
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| Mykene, Greece, 1600 BC | |
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| Uluburun, Turkey, 1300 BC | |
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| The Bronze Age North of the Alps | |
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| Bell Beaker | |
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| Amesbury Archer, UK, 2470 BC | |
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| The Indo-Europeans | |
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| Croce del Papa, Italy, 2150 BC | |
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| Poggiomarino, Italy, 1600 BC | |
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| Nebra, Germany, 1600 BC | |
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| Bronze Age Finds | |
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| Sun Chariot, Denmark, 1400 BC | |
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| Bronze Lurs, Denmark, Sweden, ca. 1000 BC | |
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| Gold Hats, Germany, ca. 1000 BC | |
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| Flag Fen, UK, 1350 BC | |
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| Salcombe, UK, 1000 BC | |
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| Rock Art: Tanum, Sweden, 1500 BC | |
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| Some Reflections | |
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| Centers of Power, Weapons of Iron | |
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| At the Edge of History | |
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| The Celts | |
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| The Germans | |
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| The Scythians | |
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| Making Iron | |
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| Biskupin, Poland, 738 BC | |
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| The Etruscans | |
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| Necropoli della Banditaccia, Italy, 650 BC | |
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| Hallstatt, Austria, 800 BC | |
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| Hochdorf, Germany, 530 BC | |
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| Vix, France 480 BC | |
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| Danebury, UK, 550 BC | |
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| Grauballe, Denmark, 300 BC | |
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| Manching, Germany, 300 BC | |
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| Gournay-sur-Aronde, France, 280 BC | |
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| Ribemont-sur-Ancre, France, 260 BC | |
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| Celtic Religion | |
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| Maiden Castle, UK, 43 BC | |
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| Some Reflections | |
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| An Epilogue. Past and Present - Lessons from Prehistoric Europe | |
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| Europe before Rome | |
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| Significance | |
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| Relevance | |
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| Preservation | |
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| Appreciation | |
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| References | |
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| Credits | |
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| Index | |