Early Europe: Mysteries In Stone
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good condition
Pages: Good
Before recorded history cast its long shadow over the ancient world, the peoples of early Europe raised colossal monuments in stone — silent, enduring testaments to a civilisation whose beliefs, rituals, and social structures remain tantalisingly out of reach. Part of Time-Life Books' acclaimed Lost Civilizations series, Early Europe: Mysteries in Stone presents a richly illustrated journey through prehistoric Europe, chronicling the megalithic cultures that constructed Stonehenge, the standing stones of Carnac, and countless other enigmatic structures scattered across the continent. The narrative uncovers the latest archaeological and anthropological findings, detailing the tools, trade networks, and sophisticated engineering knowledge these ancient peoples commanded long before the rise of classical antiquity. Beyond the monuments themselves, the volume argues that these stone-built landscapes were far more than primitive curiosities — they were the sacred, astronomical, and communal hearts of complex societies. The editors draw on contributions from leading researchers to illustrate how modern science, from carbon dating to aerial survey, has begun to decode the intentions of these long-vanished builders. Written with accessible authority and presented with the visual richness that defined the Time-Life imprint, this is a work that leaves the reader confronting one irresistible question: what else lies buried beneath Europe's ancient soil, waiting to be found?
Author: By The Editors Of Time-Life Books
Format: Hardback
Genre: European history
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good condition
Pages: Good
Before recorded history cast its long shadow over the ancient world, the peoples of early Europe raised colossal monuments in stone — silent, enduring testaments to a civilisation whose beliefs, rituals, and social structures remain tantalisingly out of reach. Part of Time-Life Books' acclaimed Lost Civilizations series, Early Europe: Mysteries in Stone presents a richly illustrated journey through prehistoric Europe, chronicling the megalithic cultures that constructed Stonehenge, the standing stones of Carnac, and countless other enigmatic structures scattered across the continent. The narrative uncovers the latest archaeological and anthropological findings, detailing the tools, trade networks, and sophisticated engineering knowledge these ancient peoples commanded long before the rise of classical antiquity. Beyond the monuments themselves, the volume argues that these stone-built landscapes were far more than primitive curiosities — they were the sacred, astronomical, and communal hearts of complex societies. The editors draw on contributions from leading researchers to illustrate how modern science, from carbon dating to aerial survey, has begun to decode the intentions of these long-vanished builders. Written with accessible authority and presented with the visual richness that defined the Time-Life imprint, this is a work that leaves the reader confronting one irresistible question: what else lies buried beneath Europe's ancient soil, waiting to be found?