European Prehistory
European Prehistory from Britain and Ireland to central and eastern Europe and the Atlantic seaboard, from the Palaeolithic, through Mesolithic hunter-gatherers, Neolithic farming and settlement and Bronze and Iron Age societies.
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Prehistoric Settlement in the Lower Kennet Valley: Excavations at Green Park (Reading Business Park)Phase 3 and Moores Farm, Burghfield, Berkshire [Paperback]
Adam Brossler (Author); Fraser Brown (Author); Erika Guttman (Author); Leo Webley (Author)
£20.00ISBN: 9781905905294
Published by : Oxford Archaeology
Series: Thames Valley Landscapes Monograph
Volume: 37
This volume presents the results of two excavations on the gravel terraces of the Lower Kennet Valley, at Green Park (Reading Business Park) Phase 3 and Moores Farm, Burghfield, Berkshire.
The Green Park excavations uncover... .... Learn More -
The Neolithic Settlement of Knossos in Crete: New Evidence for the Early Occupation of Crete and the Aegean Islands [Hardback]
Nikos Efstratiou (Editor); Alexandra Karetsou (Editor); Maria Ntinou (Editor)
£55.00ISBN: 9781931534727
Published by : INSTAP Academic Press (Institute for Aegean Prehistory)
Series: Prehistory Monographs
Volume: 42
The site of Knossos on the Kephala hill in central Crete is of great archaeological and historical importance for both Greece and Europe. Dating to 7000 B.C., it is the home of one of the earliest farming societies in southeastern... .... Learn More -
The First Farmers of Central Europe: Diversity in LBK Lifeways [Hardback]
Penny Bickle (Editor); Alasdair Whittle (Editor)
Regular Price: £55.00
Special Price: £40.00
ISBN: 9781842175309
Published by : Oxbow Books
Series: Cardiff Studies in Archaeology
From about 5500 cal BC to soon after 5000 cal BC, the lifeways of the first farmers of central Europe, the LBK culture (Linearbandkeramik), are seen in distinctive practices of longhouse use, settlement forms, landscape choice, su... .... Learn More -
Claimed by the Sea: Salcombe, Langdon Bay, and other marine finds of the Bronze Age [Paperback]
Stuart P. Needham (Author); Dave Parham (Author); Catherine Frieman (Author)
£25.00ISBN: 9781902771953
Published by : Council for British Archaeology
Series: CBA Research Report
Volume: 173
First discovered by sport divers in the 1970s, the two remarkable seabed finds of prehistoric bronze metalwork described here quickly became a testing ground for the new discipline of underwater archaeology, initially under the le... .... Learn More -
The Oxford Handbook of the European Bronze Age [Hardback]
Anthony Harding (Editor); Harry Fokkens (Editor)
£120.00ISBN: 9780199572861
Published by : Oxford University Press
The Oxford Handbook of the European Bronze Age is a wide-ranging survey of a crucial period in prehistory during which many social, economic, and technological changes took place. Written by expert specialists in the field, the bo... .... Learn More -
Stonehenge Explained: Exploring the Greatest Stone Age Mystery [Paperback]
Michael Parker Pearson (Author)
£9.99ISBN: 9780857207326
Published by : Simon & Schuster Ltd
Our knowledge about Stonehenge has changed dramatically as a result of the Stonehenge Riverside Project (2003-2009), led by Mike Parker Pearson, which included not only Stonehenge itself but also the nearby great henge enclosure o... .... Learn More -
What are these Queer Stones?: Baetyls: Epistemology of a Minoan Fetish [Paperback]
Sam Crooks (Author)
£22.00ISBN: 9781407311296
Published by : British Archaeological Reports
This monograph examines the aniconic cult stones, or baetyls, of the Aegean Bronze Age. Minoan baetyls are commonly understood by reference to the interpretive vocabularies of ancient Near Eastern traditions developed by comparati... .... Learn More -
Star Carr: Life in Britain after the Ice Age [Paperback]
Nicky Milner (Author); Barry Taylor (Author); Chantal Conneller (Author); Tim Schadla-Hall (Author)
£13.00ISBN: 9781902771991
Published by : Council for British Archaeology
Star Carr is one of the most famous and important prehistoric sites in Europe. Dating from the early Mesolithic period, over 10,000 years ago, the site has produced a unique range of artefacts and settlement evidence. First excava... .... Learn More -
Knossos Monastiriako Tomb and ‘Deposit’ [Hardback]
Laura Preston (Editor)
£56.00ISBN: 9780904887686
Published by : British School at Athens
Series: BSA Studies
Volume: 22
The archaeological sites on the Monastiriako Kephali hill analysed in this volume include the earliest known mortuary activity at the key Minoan centre of Knossos on the island of Crete. Two Bronze Age sites are presented, known a... .... Learn More -
Expressions esthétiques et comportements techniques au Paléolithique / Aesthetic Expressions and Technical Behaviours in the Palaeolithic Age [Paperback]
Marc Groenen (Editor)
£30.00ISBN: 9781407311128
Published by : British Archaeological Reports
Series: Bar S
Volume: 2496
This book is the result of two symposia from the 16th World Congress of the IUPPS (Florianópolis, Brazil, 4-10 September 2011): ‘The image in portable art and cave art in the European Palaeolithic Age’, and the ... .... Learn More