| The Early Neolithic in Greece: The First Farming Communities in Europe Contributor(s): Perles, Catherine (Author), Perl?'s, Catherine (Author), Yoffee, Norman (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0521801818 ISBN-13: 9780521801812 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $104.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 2001 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Ancient - Greece - Business & Economics | Industries - General - Social Science | Archaeology |
| Dewey: 338.109 |
| LCCN: 00054728 |
| Lexile Measure: 1390 |
| Series: Cambridge World Archaeology (Hardcover) |
| Physical Information: 0.88" H x 6.69" W x 9.61" (1.74 lbs) 372 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) - Cultural Region - Greece |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Farmers made a sudden and dramatic appearance in Greece around 7000 BC, bringing with them new ceramics and crafts, and establishing settled villages. Their settlements provide the link between the first agricultural Near Eastern communities and the subsequent spread of the new technologies to the Balkans and Western Europe. Drawing on evidence from a wide range of archaeological sources, including often neglected "small finds", the author introduces daring new perspectives on funerary rituals and the distribution of figurines, and constructs a complex and subtle picture of early Neolithic societies. |
Contributor Bio(s): Perles, Catherine: - Catherine Perles is Professor in the Department of Ethnology at the University of Paris. Her recent publications include Prehistoire du feu (1977), Les industries lithiques taillees de Franchthi (3 vols., 1987, 1990, in press) and 'Greek Neolithic: a new review' (co-authored with J.-P. Demoule, 1993). |
