Balkan prehistory : exclusion, incorporation, and identity

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. 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. Bailey's volume fills the gap that existed in an archaeology of the Balkans and is required reading for anyone studying the Neolithic, Copper and early Bronze Ages of Eastern Europe The main issues of this book begin in the next chapter with the discussion of the fundamental changes evident in the Balkans from 6500 BC. BOOK COVER......Page 1 TITLE......Page 4 COPYRIGHT......Page 5 CONTENTS......Page 8 Douglass W. Bailey. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 292-338) And Index. European Archaeology BOOK COVER 1 TITLE 4 COPYRIGHT 5 CONTENTS 8