The Early Neolithic in Greece: The First Farming Communities in Europe (Cambridge World Archaeology)

Perlès, Catherine

ISBN 10: 0521801818 / ISBN 13: 9780521801812

Published by Cambridge University Press, 2001

About this Item

This 2001 book looks at Neolithic society, including perspectives on funerary rituals and figurines. Illustrator(s): Monthel, Gerard. Series: Cambridge World Archaeology. Num Pages: 372 pages, 68 b/w illus. 17 maps 11 tables. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3B; HDDK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 247 x 174 x 22. Weight in Grams: 876. . 2001. hardcover. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Early Neolithic in Greece: The First Farming Communities in Europe (Cambridge World Archaeology)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication Date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521801818
• ISBN 13: 9780521801812
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Monthel, Gerard
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Farmers made a sudden and dramatic appearance in Greece around 7000 BC, bringing with them new ceramics and crafts, and establishing settled villages. Their settlements provide the link between the first agricultural Near Eastern communities and the subsequent spread of the new technologies to the Balkans and Western Europe. Drawing on evidence from a wide range of archaeological sources, including often neglected "small finds", the author introduces daring new perspectives on funerary rituals and the distribution of figurines, and constructs a complex and subtle picture of early Neolithic societies.

About the Author

Catherine Perlès is Professor in the Department of Ethnology at the University of Paris. Her recent publications include Préhistoire du feu (1977), Les industries lithiques taillées de Franchthi (3 vols., 1987, 1990, in press) and 'Greek Neolithic: a new review' (co-authored with J.-P. Demoule, 1993).