Prehistoric Europe

A full-color examination of 50 fascinating and important archaeological discoveries from prehistoric Europe.
Countless archaeological sites and artefacts relating to the diverse prehistoric peoples who occupied the landscapes of Europe thousands of years ago, have been unearthed, either by archaeologists, or by lucky individuals who stumbled across them by chance. Prehistoric Europe: 50 Great Discoveries examines a small, but carefully chosen selection of sites and artefacts from among this abundance of archaeological evidence, all of which are remarkable, and provides fascinating insights into Europe's distant past and its long-lost prehistoric societies. These 50 discoveries cover some sixty thousand years of European prehistory, beginning in the Middle Paleolithic ('Old Stone Age), the time of our enigmatic ancient cousins, the Neanderthals, and ending in the Iron Age, the time of 'Celtic' society, and marking the last chapter in the remarkable story of prehistoric Europe. Lying between the Middle Paleolithic and the Iron Age discoveries are those from Mesolithic ('Middle Stone Age'), Neolithic ('New Stone Age'), Chalcolithic ('Copper Age'), and Bronze Age Europe. The Mesolithic, Neolithic, Chalcolithic and Bronze Age, mark the time of Europe's final hunter-gatherer societies, its first farming communities, and the emergence of metalworking, respectively.

Julian Heath is a freelance illustrator and excavator on archaeological sites in Europe and Egypt. Heath has also lectured at the University of Liverpool, published several books on prehistoric archaeology and Egyptology and is also a regular contributor to Ancient Egypt magazine. He is the author of Exploring Megalithic Europe: Amazing Sites to See for Yourself (Rowman & Littlefield, 2019) and Archaeology Hotspot Egypt:Unearthing the Past for Armchair Archaeologists ((Rowman & Littlefield, 2015).
He was educated at the University of Liverpool, from where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts and a Master of Arts in Archaeology.

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Introduction: Prehistoric Europe in Brief
1.The Old Man of La-Chapelle-aux-Saints
2. The Lion Man of Hohlenstein-Stadel
3. The Vogelherd Figurines
4. Chauvet Cave
5. The Venus of Willendorf
6. The Venus of Laussel
7. The Brno II Burial: A Shaman's Grave?
8. Cheddar Man
9. Lepenski Vir
10. The Talheim Death Pit
11. Megalithic Recycling in Neolithic Brittany
12. Skara Brae
13. The Ness of Brodgar
14. The Varna Necropolis
15. The Hal Saflieni Hypogeum
16. Ötzi the Iceman
17. Los Millares
18. The Amesbury Archer
19. The Hindsgavl Dagger
20. The Mold Cape
21. Akrotiri: A Bronze Age Pompeii
22. The Great Orme Copper Mine
23. The Nebra Sky Disc
24. The Shaft Graves at Mycenae
25. The Stone Men of Corsica: The Filitosa Statue-Menhirs
26. The King's Grave
27. The Palaikastro Kouros
28. The Trundholm Sun Chariot
29. The Dendra Panoply
30. The Egtved Girl
31. Battle at the Bridge?
32. Must Farm
33. The Viksø Helmets
34. The Berlin Gold Hat
35. The Giants of Mont'e Prama
36. The Strettweg Cult Wagon
37. The Kröllkogel Burial Mound
38. The Hirschlanden Warrior
39. The Glauberg Prince
40. The Hochdorf Chieftain
41. The Princess of Vix
42. Tollund Man
43. The Lady of Elche
44. The Battersea Shield
45. The Celtic Hero from Bohemia: The MSekcé Zehrovice Head
46. The Agris Helmet
47. The Roquepertuse Sanctuary
48. The Gundestrup Cauldron
49. The Snettisham Treasure
50. The Broighter Hoard
Notes
Bibliography
Index
About the Author