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    s.l. : Oxford University Press, USA
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    gbv_839895720
    Format: Online-Ressource (425 p)
    ISBN: 9780199914708
    Content: Werner Herzog's 2011 film Cave of Forgotten Dreams, about the painted caves at Chauvet, France brought a glimpse of Europe's extraordinary prehistory to a popular audience. But paleolithic cave paintings, stunning as they are, form just a part of a story that begins with the arrival of the first humans to Europe 1.3 million years ago, and culminates in the achievements of Greece and Rome. 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 puzz
    Note: Description based upon print version of record , Cover; Contents; Biographical Note; Preface; CHAPTER ONE: Frameworks for Europe's Past; Geography and Environment; Geology; Past Climate; Raw Materials; Time and Chronology; A Very Short History of European Archaeology; CHAPTER TWO: 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 AgoAncient DNA; Neanderthal Diet; Some Reflections; CHAPTER THREE: 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 BCMoita 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; CHAPTER FOUR: 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 AxesSpiennes, 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; CHAPTER FIVE: 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 AlpsBell 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; CHAPTER SIX: 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
    Additional Edition: ISBN 9780199914715
    Additional Edition: ISBN 9780199914708
    Additional Edition: Print version Europe before Rome : A Site-by-Site Tour of the Stone, Bronze, and Iron Ages
    Language: English
    Keywords: Electronic books
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