The Making Of The Past: Prehistoric Europe
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Very good
Pages: Good
Long before the first written word, Europe was alive with ingenuity, conflict, and culture — and The Making of the Past: Prehistoric Europe pulls back the millennia to reveal the rich and complex story of human civilisation on the continent from the earliest Stone Age settlements to the dawn of recorded history. Part of the acclaimed Making of the Past series, this authoritative volume chronicles the archaeological discoveries, ancient migrations, and technological revolutions — from flint-knapping to bronze-casting — that shaped the foundations of European society, drawing on excavations and artefacts across the continent to reconstruct the lives of peoples who left no written testimony. Stefan Milisauskas presents his material with scholarly rigour tempered by an accessible, narrative-driven style that brings prehistoric communities vividly to life, illustrating how trade networks, burial rituals, monument-building, and agricultural innovation were every bit as sophisticated as those of later civilisations. Richly illustrated with archaeological finds and site photography, the book argues compellingly that prehistoric Europe was not a backdrop to history but its very crucible — leaving the reader to wonder just how much of modern life was quietly decided in the deep, unrecorded past.
Author: Stefan Milisauskas
Format: Hardback
Genre: Ancient history
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Very good
Pages: Good
Long before the first written word, Europe was alive with ingenuity, conflict, and culture — and The Making of the Past: Prehistoric Europe pulls back the millennia to reveal the rich and complex story of human civilisation on the continent from the earliest Stone Age settlements to the dawn of recorded history. Part of the acclaimed Making of the Past series, this authoritative volume chronicles the archaeological discoveries, ancient migrations, and technological revolutions — from flint-knapping to bronze-casting — that shaped the foundations of European society, drawing on excavations and artefacts across the continent to reconstruct the lives of peoples who left no written testimony. Stefan Milisauskas presents his material with scholarly rigour tempered by an accessible, narrative-driven style that brings prehistoric communities vividly to life, illustrating how trade networks, burial rituals, monument-building, and agricultural innovation were every bit as sophisticated as those of later civilisations. Richly illustrated with archaeological finds and site photography, the book argues compellingly that prehistoric Europe was not a backdrop to history but its very crucible — leaving the reader to wonder just how much of modern life was quietly decided in the deep, unrecorded past.