Title The archaeology of the Iberian Peninsula : from the Palaeolithic to the Bronze Age / Katina tome Lillios

Published Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY, USA : Cambridge University Press, 2020 ©2020

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Description 1 online resource Series Cambridge world archaeology Cambridge world archaeology. Contents Setting the stage : the history of Iberian archaeology and geography of the Iberian Peninsula -- The first Iberians and last Neanderthals : the Lower and Middle Paleolithic (1,400,000-35,000 BP) -- The first modern humans in Iberia : the late Pleistocene/Upper Paleolithic: 42-12,000 cal BP -- The creation of new worlds : the Mesolithic through Middle Neolithic (11,000-3,500 BCE) -- The expansion of interregional contacts : the Late Neolithic and Early Copper Age (3500-2500 BCE) -- The emergence of ranked societies : the Late Copper Age to Early Bronze Age (2500-1500 BCE) -- Archaeologies and histories of the Iberian past Summary "In this book, Katina Lillios provides an up-to-date synthesis of the rich histories of the peoples who lived on the Iberian Peninsula between 1,400,000 (the Paleolithic) and 3500 years ago (the Bronze Age) as revealed in their art, burials, tools, and monuments. She highlights the exciting new discoveries on the Peninsula, including the evidence for some of the earliest hominins in Europe, Neanderthal art, interbreeding between Neanderthals and modern humans, and relationships to peoples living in North Africa, the Mediterranean, and western Europe. This is the first book to relate the ancient history of the Peninsula to broader debates in anthropology and archaeology. Amply illustrated and written in an accessible style, it will be of interest to archaeologists and students of prehistoric Spain and Portugal"-- Provided by publisher Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on January 17, 2020) Subject Archaeology -- Iberian Peninsula Prehistoric peoples -- Iberian Peninsula Antiquities Archaeology Prehistoric peoples SUBJECT Iberian Peninsula -- Antiquities Iberian Peninsula -- History Subject Europe -- Iberian Peninsula Genre/Form History Form Electronic book ISBN 1108770509 9781316286340 1316286347 9781108770507

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