The Prehistory of Asia Minor: From Complex Hunter-Gatherers to Early Urban Societies (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780521149815)

In this book, Bleda D ring offers an archaeological analysis of Asia Minor, the area equated with much of modern-day Turkey, from 20,000 to 2,000 BC. During this period human societies moved from small-scale hunter-gatherer groups to complex and hierarchical communities with economies based on agriculture and industry. Dr. D ring traces the spread of the Neolithic way of life, which ultimately reached across Eurasia, and the emergence of key human developments, including the domestication of animals, metallurgy, fortified towns, and long-distance trading networks. Situated at the junction between Europe and Asia, Asia Minor has often been perceived as a bridge for the movement of technologies and ideas. By contrast, this book argues that cultural developments followed a distinctive trajectory in Asia Minor from as early as 9,000 BC.

Author: Bleda S. D?ing
ISBN-10: 0521149819
ISBN-13: 9780521149815
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 11/01/2010
Pages: 374
Format: Paperback
Weight: 2.00lbs
Size: 9.90h x 6.90w x 0.80d

Review Citation(s):
Choice 07/01/2011