The Palaeolithic Societies of Europe

Palaeolithic societies have been a neglected topic in the discussion of human origins. In this book, which succeeds and replaces The Palaeolithic Settlement of Europe, published by Cambridge University Press in 1986, Clive Gamble challenges the established view that the social life of Europeans over the 500,000 years of the European Palaeolithic must remain a mystery. In the past forty years archaeologists have recovered a wealth of information from sites throughout the continent. Professor Gamble now introduces a new approach to this material. He examines the archaeological evidence from stone tools, hunting and campsites for information on the scale of social interaction, and the forms of social life. Taking a pan-European view of the archaeological evidence, he reconstructs ancient human societies, and introduces new perspectives on the unique social 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