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Ancient Scandinavia: An Archaeological History from the First Humans to the Vikings
T. Douglas Price
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Description for Ancient Scandinavia: An Archaeological History from the First Humans to the Vikings
Hardback. Ancient Scandinavia provides a comprehensive overview of the archaeological history of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Num Pages: 520 pages, with 298 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DN; 3B; HDDA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 264 x 201 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1544.
Although occupied only relatively briefly in the long span of world prehistory, Scandinavia is an extraordinary laboratory for investigating past human societies. The area was essentially unoccupied until the end of the last Ice Age when the melting of huge ice sheets left behind a fresh, barren land surface, which was eventually covered by flora and fauna. The first humans did not arrive until sometime after 13,500 BCE. The prehistoric remains of human activity in Scandinavia - much of it remarkably preserved in its bogs, lakes, and fjords - have given archaeologists a richly detailed portrait of the evolution ... Read more
Although occupied only relatively briefly in the long span of world prehistory, Scandinavia is an extraordinary laboratory for investigating past human societies. The area was essentially unoccupied until the end of the last Ice Age when the melting of huge ice sheets left behind a fresh, barren land surface, which was eventually covered by flora and fauna. The first humans did not arrive until sometime after 13,500 BCE. The prehistoric remains of human activity in Scandinavia - much of it remarkably preserved in its bogs, lakes, and fjords - have given archaeologists a richly detailed portrait of the evolution ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Weight
1532g
Number of Pages
520
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780190231972
SKU
V9780190231972
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99-47
About T. Douglas Price
T. Douglas Price is Weinstein Professor of European Archaeology Emeritus at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. His books include Europe before Rome, Principles of Archaeology, Europe's First Farmers, and the leading introductory textbook in the discipline,Images of the Past
Reviews for Ancient Scandinavia: An Archaeological History from the First Humans to the Vikings
This book fills a gap in the market - being one of the few overviews of Scandinavian prehistory written in English ... Price's fascination with Scandinavia and extensive experience excavating in Denmark shines through on every page.
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