The origins of agriculture in Europe
Editorial ROUTLEDGE
Mainland Spain
- Publisher ROUTLEDGE
- ISBN13 9780415208079
- ISBN10 0415208076
- Type BOOK
- Pages 224
- Published 1999
- Bookbinding Rustic
Subjects
Archeology-prehistoryThe origins of agriculture in Europe
Editorial ROUTLEDGE
Mainland Spain
Book details
The development of the farming economy was a key stage in human history. However, despite its crucial role in the growth of human societies, it is still widely misunderstood. The Origins of Agriculture in Europe explores the growing body of information on the late Mesolithic and early Neolithic periods and reviews the considerable mass of recent literature and archaeological evidence. I. J. Thorpe offers a comparative analysis of the current theories surrounding the transition to agriculture and addresses the broader theoretical questions which form the nucleus of contemporary debates. This clearly written picture of a vital period in European prehistory includes in-depth material on Southern Scandinavia, Britain and Ireland.