A full-color examination of 50 fascinating and important archaeological discoveries from prehistoric Europe.
Countless archaeological sites and artefacts relating to the diverse prehistoric peoples who occupied the landscapes of Europe thousands of years ago, have been unearthed, either by archaeologists, or by lucky individuals who stumbled across them by chance. Prehistoric Europe: 50 Great Discoveries examines a small, but carefully chosen selection of sites and artefacts from among this abundance of archaeological evidence, all of which are remarkable, and provides fascinating insights into Europe's distant past and its long-lost prehistoric societies. These 50 discoveries cover some sixty thousand years of European prehistory, beginning in the Middle Paleolithic ('Old Stone Age), the time of our enigmatic ancient cousins, the Neanderthals, and ending in the Iron Age, the time of 'Celtic' society, and marking the last chapter in the remarkable story of prehistoric Europe. Lying between the Middle Paleolithic and the Iron Age discoveries are those from Mesolithic ('Middle Stone Age'), Neolithic ('New Stone Age'), Chalcolithic ('Copper Age'), and Bronze Age Europe. The Mesolithic, Neolithic, Chalcolithic and Bronze Age, mark the time of Europe's final hunter-gatherer societies, its first farming communities, and the emergence of metalworking, respectively.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Map Legend
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Chapter 1: The Old Man of La-Chapelle-aux-Saints
- Chapter 2: The Lion Man of Hohlenstein-Stadel
- Chapter 3: The Vogelherd Figurines
- Chapter 4: Chauvet Cave
- Chapter 5: The Venus of Willendorf
- Chapter 6: The Venus of Laussel
- Chapter 7: The Brno II Burial
- Chapter 8: Cheddar Man
- Chapter 9: Lepenski Vir
- Chapter 10: The Talheim Death Pit
- Chapter 11: Megalithic Recycling in Neolithic Brittany
- Chapter 12: Skara Brae
- Chapter 13: The Ness of Brodgar
- Chapter 14: The Varna Necropolis
- Chapter 15: The Ħal Saflieni Hypogeum
- Chapter 16: Ötzi the Iceman
- Chapter 17: Los Millares
- Chapter 18: The Amesbury Archer
- Chapter 19: The Hindsgavl Dagger
- Chapter 20: The Mold Cape
- Chapter 21: Akrotiri
- Chapter 22: The Great Orme Prehistoric Copper Mine
- Chapter 23: The Nebra Sky Disc
- Chapter 24: The Shaft Graves at Mycenae
- Chapter 25: The Stone Men of Corsica
- Chapter 26: The King’s Grave
- Chapter 27: The Palaikastro Kouros
- Chapter 28: The Trundholm Sun Chariot
- Chapter 29: The Dendra Panoply
- Chapter 30: The Egtved Girl
- Chapter 31: Battle at the Bridge?
- Chapter 32: Must Farm
- Chapter 33: The Viksø Helmets
- Chapter 34: The Berlin Gold Hat
- Chapter 35: The Giants of Mont’e Prama
- Chapter 36: The Strettweg Cult Wagon
- Chapter 37: The Kröllkogel Burial Mound
- Chapter 38: The Hirschlanden Warrior
- Chapter 39: The Glauberg Prince
- Chapter 40: The Hochdorf Chieftain’s Grave
- Chapter 41: The Vix Princess
- Chapter 42: Tollund Man
- Chapter 43: The Lady of Elche
- Chapter 44: The Battersea Shield
- Chapter 45: The Celtic Hero from Bohemia
- Chapter 46: The Agris Helmet
- Chapter 47: The Roquerpetuse Sanctuary
- Chapter 48: The Gundestrup Cauldron
- Chapter 49: The Snettisham Treasure
- Chapter 50: The Broighter Hoard
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
- About the Author
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