Ancient Europe 8000 B.C.--A.D. 1000 : encyclopedia of the Barbarian world

Title:

Author:

Bogucki, Peter, 1954-

ISBN:

9780684806686

9780684806693

9780684806709

9780684314211

Publication Date:

2004

Publication Information:

New York : Charles Scribner's Sons ; New York : Thomson/Gale, c2004.

Physical Description:

2 v. : ill (some col.) ; 28 cm.

Language:

English

Subject Term:

Antiquities, Prehistoric -- Europe -- Encyclopedias.

Prehistoric peoples -- Europe -- Encyclopedias.

History, Ancient -- Encyclopedias.

Contents:

v 1. The Mesolithic to Coper Age (C.8000-2000 B.C.)-- v 2. Bronze Age to Early Middle Ages (C. 3000 B.C.-A.D. 1000).

Added Author:

Bogucki, Peter, 1954-

Crabtree, Pam J.

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This detailed encyclopedia is the first to explore the many peoples of early European civilization. Viewed as barbarian through the lens of ancient Greece and Rome, these civilizations were responsible for such accomplishments as the rise of farming in the Neolithic era and the building of Stonehenge. Coverage extends from prehistoric origins through the early Middle Ages (8000 B.C. to A.D. 1000) when tribal movements helped define the end of ancient culture and the rise of the modern European world. Arrange topically and chronologically Ancient Europe, 8000 B.C. to A.D. 1000 features include 200 illustrations (including the black & white images, color images, and line drawings); 70 maps; a chronology; index; two eight-page color inserts; cartographic endpapers; glossary of key archaeological terms and more.

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Asuperbly written work that covers a history all but ignored in conventional historical surveys, Ancient Europe, 8,000 B.C.-A.D. 1,0000 features 212 essays written for a general readership by 131 contributors. The span of years covered by the set is explained in the introduction of the first section: "The beginning is marked by the freeing of Europe from glacial ice . . and the end is determined by the spread of Christianity across northern and eastern Europe and the establishment of many European states that persist into the present." Many of the contributors are archaeologists, and the set is focused accordingly. Arranged in seven sections, the set proceeds in chronological order once past the first section, "Discovering Barbarian Europe," which provides overview essays such as "Trade and Exchange." Each section features several essays--most about eight pages in length--many followed by somewhat shorter "feature essays" that deal with more specific topics. The eight-page essay "Bronze Age Britain and Ireland," for example, is followed by the six-page essay "Stonehenge," the three-page "Flag Fen," and the three-page "Irish Bronze Age Goldwork," each separately authored. There are black-and-white photographs and maps throughout. Each volume also has a section of line maps and a chronology at the start as well as eight pages of color plates in the middle. Each essay concludes with an up-to-date bibliography and cross-references to other articles. In a work that is not alphabetically arranged, it would have been helpful to have these cross-references include specific page numbers rather than just volume and part number. Libraries that purchased the recent Encyclopedia of Barbarian Europe0 RBB N 15 2003 may be tempted to pass on this more expensive set. In fact, the two works are complementary. The Encyclopedia of Barbarian Europe 0 offers accessible A-Z0 entries on people, places, and events; the present set not only encompasses a much wider time frame but offers a different perspective. Any public and academic library that has a clientele interested in European archeology or the featured historical period covered will find this a valuable purchase. -- RBB Copyright 2004 Booklist

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