Prehistoric Farming in Europe (New Studies in Archaeology) - Softcover

Barker, Graeme

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0521269695 ISBN 13: 9780521269698

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 1985

Synopsis

Drawing upon his own extensive knowledge of European archaeology, Graeme Barker has impressively integrated the full range of archaeological data to produce in this book a masterly account of prehistoric farming in Europe on a unique scale. He makes use of modern archaeological techniques to reconstruct the lives of prehistoric farmers in remarkable detail. Not only do we now have a vivid picture of the prehistoric farmyard, but we know what animals were kept, how they were fed and why they were bred. Evidence for crops grown and techniques of cultivation and husbandry helps recreate the prehistoric landscape. Even the social organisation that determined the use of resources, and provided the crucial stimulus for agricultural change, can be relived. Graeme Barker develops his argument through analogies with the agricultural history of classical and medieval Europe and concludes that today's industrial farmers can learn much from the successes and failures of early European farming.

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Book Description:

Drawing upon his own extensive knowledge of European archaeology, Graeme Barker has impressively integrated the full range of archaeological data to produce in this book a masterly account of prehistoric farming in Europe on a unique scale.

Review:

Integrates the full range of archaelogical data including environmental, settlement history, technology, social organization and primary "subsistence data" to produce a masterly account of prehistoric farming in Europe. -- Book Description

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 1985
• ISBN 10: 0521269695
• ISBN 13: 9780521269698
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 348