Balkan Prehistory

Bailey's volume fills the gap that existed for an archaeology of the Balkans and will be required reading for anyone studying the Neolithic, Copper and early Bronze Ages of Eastern Europe.

Douglass Bailey's volume fills the huge gap that existed for a comprehensive synthesis, in English, of the archaeology of the Balkans between 6,500 and 2,000 BC; much research on the prehistory of Eastern Europe was inaccessible to a western audience before now, because of linguistic barriers.
Bailey argues against traditional interpretations of the period, which focus on the origins of agriculture and animal breeding. He demonstrates that this was a period when monumental social and material changes occurred in the lives of the people in this region, with new technologies and ways of displaying identity.
Balkan Prehistory will be required reading for everyone studying the Neolithic, Copper and early Bronze Ages of Eastern Europe.

I think this is a very valuable addition to the literature in this important field of European prehistory. It is very useful to have an up to date treatment of this rich and interesting material. I shall certainly use this book in my undergraduate classes.' - Professor Lord Renfrew of Kaimsthorn

Autorentext
Douglass W. Bailey is Lecturer in European Prehistory at the School of History and Archaeology, Cardiff University. He has carried out extensive fieldwork in Bulgaria and Romania.

Inhalt
Introduction: Balkan prehistory (65002500 BC): fundamental changes in human behaviour 1 Setting the scene: the Balkans before 6500 BC 2 Building social environments (65005500 BC) 3 New dimensions of material culture: pottery containers and other forms of expression (65005500 BC) 4 Continuity or change? Burials, lithics, plants and animals (65005500 BC) 5 Continuities, expansion and acceleration of building and economy (55003600 BC) 6 Burial and expressive material culture (55003600 BC) 7 Transitions to new ways of living: the Balkans after 4000 BC 8 The Balkans (65002500 BC): exclusion, incorporation and projection