Handbook to Life in Prehistoric Europe

by Jane McIntosh

Book Overview

For most of Europe's long past we have no writing, no named individuals, no recorded deeds. This means that its history is almost entirely that of the ordinary individual--the hunger-gatherer, farmer, or metallurgist--rather than the king. Evidence of privileged elites and material splendor is not lacking, however. The skills and expertise of prehistoric Europeans were often employed in the production of exquisite jewelry, elaborately woven cloth,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195384768
• ISBN13: 9780195384765
• Release Date: June 2009
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 418 Pages
• Weight: 3.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 7.2" x 9.1"