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The Oxford Illustrated History of Prehistoric Europe Revised ed. Edition

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Ranging from the earliest settlements through the emergence of Minoan civilization to the barbarian world at the end of the Roman Empire, this extraordinary volume provides a fascinating look at how successive cultures adapted to the landscape of Europe. In synthesizing the diverse findings of archeology, Barry Cunliffe and a team of distinguished experts capture the sweeping movements of peoples, the spread of agriculture, the growth of metal working, and the rise and fall of cultures, blending superb detail with ornate illustrations.
For centuries, we knew little of the European civilizations that preceded classical Greece or arose outside of the Roman Empire, beyond ancient myths and the writings of Roman observers. Now the most recent discoveries of archeology have been synthesized into one exciting volume. Featuring hundreds of stunning photographs, this book provides the most complete account available of the prehistory of European civilization.
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    May 24, 2001
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    9.64 x 1.16 x 7.43 inches
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`takes the reader on a fascinating journey through the development of Western culture -- a definitive study.' Oxford Times

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The complete prehistory of Europe--in one comprehensive, beautifully illustrated volume

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Oxford University Press; Revised ed. edition (May 24, 2001)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 544 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0192854410
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0192854414
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.31 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 9.64 x 1.16 x 7.43 inches
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Sabine
5.0 out of 5 stars Extraordinary review of little-known eras
Reviewed in the United States on March 9, 2023
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Kudos to these scholars; this book is masterful. Covering multiple topics beginning with earliest times in a lucid and well-researched cultural and archeological history, it describes in detail the ancient peripheral states interacting at the edge of better-known contemporaneous civilizations; ranging from prehistory through to proto-history. Heard of the uncertainty regarding the advance of agriculture at the expense of hunter gatherers? Get answers here. Curious about the interplay of barbarians on the periphery, and the potential reasons for these evolving cultures to sweep down out of the steppes to overwhelm civilizations? Find out what happened. I didn't realize that the Mesolithic, Copper Age, and Iron Age were actually contemporaneous at one point--depending on the culture and time in question. Such a wealth of difficult to find knowledge that I will be reviewing and revisiting this content for years to come.
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Inka Sallinen
5.0 out of 5 stars Lovely book
Reviewed in the United States on February 24, 2013
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Shows a small amount of wear, otherwise prima buy! Thanks!
This will be useful in my studies for sure. Thanks.
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F. Sousa
4.0 out of 5 stars As interesting a treatment as prehistory gets
Reviewed in the United States on February 21, 2009
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The Oxford Illustrated History of Prehistoric Europe faces a Herculean task: to provide readable access to a delicate phase of history that is not easily comprehended - due to it's ever-shifting time boundaries - and the fact that, for much of prehistory, concepts and conclusions are chiefly formed from conjecture, due to a lack of fluid factual historical data.

Such it succeeds in doing formidably. At the time of writing the reviewer is still only at the chapter dealing with Reforming Barbaric Europe at the end of the Bronze Age (9). So far, the read has been mostly accessible to this undergraduate student, even if, on one or two of the initial chapters, a lot of technical language, and language related to biology and plants, made understanding harder. A complaint would have to fall on a perceivable lack of maps, especially in the initial chapters dealing with events taking place in the Continent. Many German towns or villages, and other places, will possibly escape the average reader (wikipedia had to be heavily used). There are some maps included, but these are certainly insufficient.

In broad strokes, except for the chapter by Sherratt on the Later Neolithic and Copper Ages, where a regional description of the different material remains is the order of the day which in this particular case makes for an extremely dull read, the articles tend to be concise, written in fluid prose, and thus provide an enjoyable reading experience.

Let us not forget the peculiar character of this delicate period, that of prehistoric and protohistoric Europe (the book covers prehistory from the Lower Paleolithic to a final chapter on Barbaric Europe (AD 300-700)), that, safe for the true enthusiast, is quite alien and hard to relate to for the rest of us. Still and all, the present Oxford tome provides an illuminating passage into this world. The rich illustrations that help visualize the subject matter being treated are a very helpful addition.

There is also a section with Chronological Tables at the back, that neatly summarize the main events, regionally, throughout Europe and farther afield (of the periods covered in the book), including also later aspects such as a list of the Roman Emperors, and so on - a most useful addition.

Overall, if you wish to delve into these themes and get a good idea of what characterizes the different epochs of prehistory (Palaeolithic, Mesolithic, Neolithic, Copper, Bronze and Iron Ages, subsequent Barbaric Europe) this is definitely the tome to pick up - it is by far the most interesting book I have read on these topics. The book comes well bound, with a flexible paperback binding, and a very helpful further reading section with other literature on the specific chapters - certainly, you'll find your curiosity spiked by the reading of this volume, and I'm sure you'll subsequently want to read further into the areas that most interested you.

It should be noted that the initial articles on the Palaeolithic, especially the first, and the third on the Mesolithic, as well as those of the Neolithic (excluding Sherratt's first) deserve particularly worthy mention, for being so interesting and well laid out, especially considering how usually these more remote phases of prehistory are incredibly tiresome to learn about. This does not, however, mean that the subsequent treatment of the Minoan and Mycenaean Palace Cultures, as well as Bronze Age Europe are not exciting as well.

The overall usefulness of this book cannot be emphasized enough. A compelling and engaging introduction and sufficiently detailed analysis of prehistoric and protohistoric Europe from Oxford that should not be missed. 4.5/5
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M. L. M.
5.0 out of 5 stars Great!
Reviewed in the United States on March 13, 2017
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Pleased with the condition of the book. Thank you!
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Marie Baucum
3.0 out of 5 stars Informative and Well Written but Too Orthodox in Some Ways
Reviewed in the United States on March 2, 2011
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The book is well written and well researched and would be an asset to a beginner history buff. The author uses the information available at this point in time, but herein lies my only fault with it, but a very minor fault and which would not detract from the overall quality of the book. He relies a bit too much on orthodoxy on such things as the lowly Philistines being the same people as the Minoans, Caphtor being Crete, and so on. He accepts the guess by Champollion that Egyptian PHRS were black Philistines, rather than white Pelasgians (Minoans), without having researched where Champollion got his information or whether it was valid. It actually was just a guess on his part, and not a good one at that. Rather than find out the truth, he, like most historians, accept is as gospel and just keep piping the same misinformation over and over to their readers. Kaftor (Biblical Caphtor) was an outpost in Egypt's eastern delta established for protective purposes (Sayce) and the Philistines (Biblical Casluhim; Josephus' Chesloim) came into Egypt with their father Mizraim (Josephus' Mesraim) ca. 2000 BCE, not 1200 BCE as orthodoxy says. Anyway, much of the book is quite good. Walt
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susan phillips
5.0 out of 5 stars history of prehistoric europe
Reviewed in the United States on December 5, 2012
i really enjoyed the prehistoric europe as it is something that i have always been interested in but now that i am retired i can read a lot more about it.
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Hallstatt Prince
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent overview of the period
Reviewed in the United States on April 7, 2005
This book is a great work on the subject and makes an excellent companion to Barry Cunliffe's "The Ancient Celts".

It contains a wealth of information and many readers would benefit from a reread or by using a pencil to make notations in the margins yet the contributors are brilliant in condensing material which might be found impenetrable to the average reader. A great introduction. It is informative yet not dry. It is an overview but not breezy.

I highly recommend.
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Elin Crawford
3.0 out of 5 stars The Oxford Illustrated History of Prehistoric Europe.
Reviewed in the United States on November 26, 2012
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Although the book itself was in an well worn condition the subject was interesting. The book itself was historical in value.
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Dale
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent overview of Prehistoric Europe
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 3, 2012
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Concise and precise overview written by outstanding scholars. As can be expected from Oxford University Press, a quality product suitable for graduate and post-graduate students no the discerned reader.
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Pat Edinburgh
5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 9, 2014
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Just outstanding, a magnificent work of scholarship but utterly accessible. A joy.
Just be warned, you get hooked and want to read the lot at once.
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Dennis
4.0 out of 5 stars Comprehensive - perhaps not for the casual reader
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 2, 2023
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Excellent thorough book but I a have a casual interest so probabably a little too detailed for me but I persevere and gained a lot from it
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5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 29, 2016
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Katharina
3.0 out of 5 stars Good content but bad pictures
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 4, 2020
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This book is well-written and prehistory is interesting anyway, but the pictures are quite bad reproductions from an earlier edition. There are even figure descriptions that are cut off on one side so you have to mentally fill in the missing letters, and the print quality is also quite bad, with the pictures in colour being very fuzzy and blurry. If you just want to read about prehistoric Europe, this is a wonderful book, but if you bought it specifically because it's an illustrated history, you'll be disappointed because of the shoddy picture quality.
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Katharina
3.0 out of 5 stars Good content but bad pictures
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 4, 2020
This book is well-written and prehistory is interesting anyway, but the pictures are quite bad reproductions from an earlier edition. There are even figure descriptions that are cut off on one side so you have to mentally fill in the missing letters, and the print quality is also quite bad, with the pictures in colour being very fuzzy and blurry. If you just want to read about prehistoric Europe, this is a wonderful book, but if you bought it specifically because it's an illustrated history, you'll be disappointed because of the shoddy picture quality.
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