Late Prehistoric Exploitation of the Eurasian Steppe (McDonald Institute Monographs) (Mcdonald Institute Monographs)

McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research, 1999. — 216 pp. — (McDonald Institute Monographs). — ISBN 1-902937-03-1. Until recently our view of the later prehistory of the Eurasian steppe was that of nomadic pastoralist warriors riding out of the grasslands to destroy peaceful agriculturalist communities left lying in their wake. Recent research, however, has revealed a much more complex picture. The authors' first-hand experience of the data has permitted them to reassess our knowledge of later prehistory in a region in which, until recently, it was almost impossible for Western scientists to work. This book will be of interest to all prehistorians of Europe, environmental archaeologists, and anybody interested in the past of Central Asia and the former USSR. Introduction (Colin Renfrew). The Origins of Horse Husbandry on the Eurasian Steppe (Marsha Levine). The Eneolithic of the Black Sea Steppe: Dynamics of Cultural and Economic Development 4500-2300 AC (Yuri Rassамakin). The Eastern Ural Steppe at the End of the Stone Age (Alexandr Kislenko & Nataliya Tatarintceva). The nomadic peoples of the great grasslands of the former USSR have left little in the way of settlement evidence, and archaeologists studying their history have had to rely on environmental remains to reconstruct their pasts. This book contains three major studies: The origins of horse husbandry on the Eurasian Steppe (M Levine) ; The eneolithic of the Black Sea Steppe: The dynamics of cultural and economic development 4500-2300 BC (Y Rassamakin) , and The Eastern Ural steppe at the end of the Stone Age (A Kislenko and N Tatarintseva) . Each presents evidence that has not previously been available to European prehistorians. The whole provides an important contribution to European prehistory, and provides background to the ongoing discussions on the prehistory of language. The Origins Of Horse Husbandry On The Eurasian Steppe / Marsha Levine -- The Eneolithic Of The Black Sea Steppe / Yuri Rassamakin -- The Eastern Ural Steppe At The End Of The Stone Age / Aleksandr Kislenko & Nataliya Tatarintseva. By Marsha Levine ... [et Al.] ; With An Introduction By Colin Renfrew. Includes Bibliographical References.