Desolate Landscapes: Ice-Age Settlement in Eastern Europe

by John F. Hoffecker

Book Overview

An overview of Pleistocene or Ice-Age settlement in Eastern Europe with a heavy focus on the adaptations of Neanderthals and modern humans to this harsh environmental setting. Hoffecker argues that the Eastern European record reveals a stark contrast between Neanderthals and modern humans with respect to technology and social organization, both of which are tied to the development of language and the use of symbols.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813529913
• ISBN13: 9780813529912
• Release Date: January 2002
• Publisher: Rutgers University Press
• Length: 298 Pages
• Weight: 1.46 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.4" x 9.5"