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Ancestral Journeys: The Peopling of Europe from the First Venturers to the Vikings
Jean Manco
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Description for Ancestral Journeys: The Peopling of Europe from the First Venturers to the Vikings
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Who are the Europeans? Where did they come from? In recent years scientific advances have yielded a mass of new data, turning cherished ideas upside down. The idea of migration in prehistory, so long out of favour, is back on the agenda. Visions of continuity now have to give way to a more dynamic view of Europe's past, with one wave of migration followed by another, from the first human arrivals to the Vikings. This pioneering book brings together for the first time the latest genetic evidence and combines it with archaeology and linguistics to produce a new history of ... Read more
Who are the Europeans? Where did they come from? In recent years scientific advances have yielded a mass of new data, turning cherished ideas upside down. The idea of migration in prehistory, so long out of favour, is back on the agenda. Visions of continuity now have to give way to a more dynamic view of Europe's past, with one wave of migration followed by another, from the first human arrivals to the Vikings. This pioneering book brings together for the first time the latest genetic evidence and combines it with archaeology and linguistics to produce a new history of ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Thames & Hudson Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Number of Pages
312
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780500292075
SKU
V9780500292075
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99-4
About Jean Manco
Jean Manco was a building historian who trained within an archaeological unit and applied an interdisciplinary approach to her work. She is the author of Ancestral Journeys and Blood of the Celts, both published by Thames & Hudson.
Reviews for Ancestral Journeys: The Peopling of Europe from the First Venturers to the Vikings
'A bloody good book' - Minerva Reads 'An ambitious and lucid full narrative account of the peopling of Europe ... this will undoubtedly provide a base line for future debates on the origins of the Europeans' - J. P. Mallory 'Manco has provided us with a useful guide ... to think about past population' - European Journal of Archaeology 'Draws ... Read more