| Early Farmers, Late Foragers, and Ceramic Traditions: On the Beginning of Pottery in the Near East and Europe Contributor(s): Gheorghiu, Dragoåy (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1443801593 ISBN-13: 9781443801591 Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing OUR PRICE: $67.27 Product Type: Hardcover Published: February 2009 |
| Additional Information |
| Dewey: 666.393 |
| LCCN: 2009379835 |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 5.9" W x 8.2" (1.20 lbs) 285 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This work presents the most recent views on a subject of primordial importance for all students of history: the understanding of humankind's process of becoming, viewed through the study of the beginnings of pottery in the late forager, and early farmer societies of Europe. It is a collection of essays, by some of the prominent European scholars and young dynamic archaeologists whose works focus on the early European and Middle Eastern pottery, intended to present a new perspective on the rise of a new technology in prehistory. With the breadth, variety and novelty of the approaches presented, Early farmers, late foragers and ceramic traditions. On the beginning of pottery in Europe is a fascinating read for scholars, as well as for the public at large. |