Ebook: Before Civilization
Author: Colin Renfrew
- Year: 2011
- Publisher: Vintage Digital
- Language: English
- epub
The refinement of radiocarbon dating using the information form tree-ring counts has raised serious doubts about the accepted theoretical frameowkr of European prehistory. Monuments in Central and Western Europe have proved to be considerably older than their supposed Near-Eastern forerunners, and the record must be almost completely rewritten in the light of these new dates. Before Civilsation is a preliminary attempt to do this with the help of analogies from more recent and well-documented primitive societies. The more glaring inconsistencies in the old theory are re-examined and Professor Renfrew shows convincingly how the baffling monuments of prehistoric Europe, like Stonehenge, could have been built without recourse to help from the 'more civilized' Near East.
Download the book Before Civilization for free or read online
Continue reading on any device:
Last viewed books
Related books
{related-news}
Comments (0)