Synopses & Reviews
Ranging from the earliest settlements through the emergence of Minoan civilization to the barbarian world at the end of the Roman Empire,
Prehistoric Europe provides a fascinating look at how successive cultures adapted to the landscape of Europe. In synthesizing the diverse findings of archeology, Barry Cunliffe and a team of distinguished experts capture the sweeping movements of peoples, the spread of agriculture, the growth of metal working, and the rise and fall of cultures.
For centuries, we knew little of the European civilizations that preceded classical Greece or arose outside of the Roman Empire, beyond ancient myths and the writings of Roman observers. Now the most recent discoveries of archeology have been synthesized into one exciting volume. Featuring hundreds of stunning photographs, this book provides the most complete account available of the prehistory of European civilization.
Review
"Fascinating....Should appeal to all archaeological tastes."--Booklist
"Complete prehistory of Europe in one full-color volume....Outstanding."--Indianapolis News
About the Author
About the Author - Barry Cuncliffe is Professor of European Archaelogy at Oxford University.
Table of Contents
Introduction
1. The Peopling of Europe
2. The Upper Paleolithic Revolution
3. The Mesolithic Age
4. The First Farmers
5. The Transformation of Early Agrarian Europe
6. The Palace Civilizations of Minoan Crete
7. The Emergence of Elites
8. The Collapse of Aegean Civilization
9. Reformation in Barbarian Europe
10. Iron Age Societies
11. Thracians, Scythians, and Dacians
12. The Impact of Rome
13. Barbarian Europe
Further Reading
Chronological Tables
Acknowledgement of Sources
Index