The Oxford Illustrated History of Prehistoric Europe

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.

Edited by Barry Cunliffe, one of the world's leading archaeologists, this book provides a comprehensive account of prehistoric Europe from the coming of the Stone Age to the fall of the Roman Empire. Unique in its approach, it is a history of both humanity and the environment, looking at the changing landscape of Europe and the responses and adaptations to these changes. With over 300 plates, maps, and figures, this fascinating volume will be enjoyed by anyone with an interest in the early history, art, and archaeology of Europe.

1 - The Peopling of Europe, 700,000-400,000 Years before the Present
2 - The Upper Paleolithic Revolution
3 - The Mesolithic Age
4 - The First Farmers
5 - The Transformation of Early Agrarian Europe: The Later Neolithic and Copper Ages, 4500-2500 BC
6 - The Palace Civilizations of Minoan Crete and Mycenaean Greece, 2000-1200 BC
7 - The Emergence of Elites: Earlier Bronze Age Europe, 2500-1300 BC
8 - The Collapse of Aegean Civilization at the End of the Late Bronze Age
9 - Reformation in Barbarian Europe, 1300-600 BC
10 - Iron Age Societies in Western Europe and Beyond: 800-140 BC
11 - Thracians, Scythians, and Dacians, 800 BC-AD 300
12 - The Impact of Rome on Barbarian Society, 140 BC-AD300
13 - Barbarian Europe, AD 300-700

Barry Cunliffe is Professor of European Archaeology at the University of Oxford. The author of over 40 books, including The Ancient Celts, published by Oxford University Press, he has served as President of the Council for British Archaeology and the Society of Antiquaries, and is currently a member of the Ancient Monuments Board of English Heritage.