Europe before Rome
A Site-by-Site Tour of the Stone, Bronze, and Iron Ages
1st Edition
Published on 5. December 2012
425 pages
978-0-19-991471-5 (ISBN)
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Europe before Rome uses the extraordinary archaeology of prehistoric Europe to explore questions about the origins and evolution of human society
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Content
- 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 Ago
- Ancient 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 Vestonice, Czech Republic, 27,500 Years Ago
- Grotte de la Vache, France, 14,000 Years Ago
- Gonnersdorf, 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 Sebastiao, Portugal, 6000 BC
- Polderweg, Netherlands, 5500 BC
- Tybrind Vig, Denmark, 5000 BC
- Vedb(omitted)k, 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
- Vinca, 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
- 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 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
- 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
- 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
- EPILOGUE: Past and Present-Lessons from Prehistoric Europe
- Europe before Rome
- Significance
- Relevance
- Preservation
- Appreciation
- Further Reading
- Picture Credits
- Index
- A
- B
- C
- D
- E
- F
- G
- H
- I
- J
- K
- L
- M
- N
- O
- P
- R
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