The Palaeolithic Settlement of Europe

Download or read book The Palaeolithic Settlement of Europe written by Clive Gamble and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1986-09-11 with total page 471 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A major survey of the prehistoric hunter-gatherer societies of Europe, this book reviews the topical information and interpretations for scientific research. Palaeolithic studies are at an exciting point of transition. The explosion in ethno-archaeological studies has fundamentally challenged our models and interpretations amongst all classes of data and at all spatial scales of analysis. Furthermore the traditional concerns of dating and quaternary studies have also passed through their own revolutions and palaeolithic archaeology is the direct beneficiary. Dr Gamble presents in an imaginative but comprehensive framework our changing perspectives of Europe's oldest societies.