The Palaeolithic Societies of Europe

Palaeolithic societies have been a neglected topic in the discussion of human origins. But in the past forty years archaeologists have recovered a wealth of information from Palaeolithic sites throughout the European continent that reveal many illuminating facets of social life over this 500,000-year period. Clive Gamble, introducing a new approach to this material, interrogates the data for information on the scale of social interaction, and the forms of social existence. The result is a reconstruction of ancient human societies, and a fresh perspective on the unique experience of human beings.

Awards

• Winner of the Society for American Archaeology Book Award 2000

Reviews & endorsements

'This book is essentially a 'state of the art', a synthesis of work which has been done during the past four decades on European Palaeolithic history. As such, the very extensive bibliography is particularly valuable.' Kleio

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Product details

• Edition: 2nd Edition
• Date Published: December 1999
• format: Paperback
• isbn: 9780521658720
• length: 528 pages

• dimensions: 248 x 176 x 28 mm
• weight: 1.089kg
• contains: 5 b/w illus. 13 maps 106 tables
• availability: Available