First Kings of Europe: From Farmers to Rulers in Prehistoric Southeastern Europe / Exhibition Catalogue - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 195044645X ISBN 13: 9781950446452

Publisher: Cotsen Inst of Archaeology, 2023

Synopsis

Contains the Essay volume and the Exhibit Catalogue volume.



The catalogue accompanies an international exhibition, "First Kings of Europe," and the essay volume, First Kings of Europe: From Farmers to Rulers in Prehistoric Southeastern Europe, that examine the artifacts and cultures of this area from the Neolithic to the Iron Age. Over several millennia, early agricultural villages gave rise to tribal kingdoms and monarchies, replacing smaller, more egalitarian social structures with complex state organizations led by royal individuals invested with power. Several hundred objects and artifacts in the exhibition are portrayed in the catalog, accompanied by introductory text and detailed entries for each item. The spectacular and highly detailed color photographs introduce us to the gold and silver ornaments, bronze and iron weaponry, rich metal hoards and magnificent ceremonial vessels that are masterpieces from this period of history. Many of them have never left their countries of origin, making this exhibition and these two volumes documenting it an opportunity not to miss.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cotsen Inst of Archaeology
• Publication date: 2023
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 195044645X
• ISBN 13: 9781950446452
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 451
• Editor: Gyucha Attila, Parkinson William A.