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Ancestral journeys, the peopling of Europe from the first venturers to the Vikings, Jean Manco

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Ancestral journeys, the peopling of Europe from the first venturers to the Vikings, Jean Manco
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Illustrations
mapsillustrations
Index
no index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Ancestral journeys
Oclc number
930401460960736590
Responsibility statement
Jean Manco
Sub title
the peopling of Europe from the first venturers to the Vikings
Summary
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 Europe.--, Provided by Publisher
Table Of Contents
Who are the Europeans? -- Migration: principles and problems -- The first Europeans -- Mesolithic hunters and fishermen -- The first farmers -- Dairy farming -- The copper age -- The Indo-European family -- Indo-Europeans and genetics -- Beaker folk to Celts and Italics -- Minoans and Mycenaeans -- Iron age traders and warriors -- Etruscans and Romans -- The great wandering -- Enter the Slavs -- Bulgars and Magyars -- Vikings -- Epilogue
Target audience
adult
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