Beschreibung:
Clive Gamble's overview of Palaeolithic societies, building on his The Palaeolithic Settlement of Europe (1986).
List of figures; List of tables; Acknowledgements; Preface; 1. Pulling aside the Palaeolithic curtain; 2. The individual, society and networks; 3. A Palaeolithic framework: locales, rhythms and regions; 4. The first European societies 500,000-300,000 years ago; 5. Neanderthal societies 300,000 to 60,000 years ago; 6. The rhythms of social life 60,000-21,000 years ago: the transition from the Middle to Upper Palaeolithic in Europe; 7. The extension of social life 60,000-21,000 years ago: regions and locales, networks and landscapes; 8. The Palaeolithic societies of Europe; Notes; Bibliography; Site index; General index.