by Colin Renfrew · Penguin UK · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780140216707
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«Before Civilization» is Colin Renfrew's archaeology essay, published by Penguin UK in paperback (320 pages, in English).
Renfrew explains how radiocarbon dating calibrated with tree rings rewrote prehistory: monuments like Stonehenge turned out to be older than their supposed Near Eastern precedents. Against the idea of outside influence, he proposes reconstructing these societies from analogies with recent primitive peoples.
Work published in 1976 in the Pelican collection; the full subtitle is «The Radiocarbon Revolution and Prehistoric Europe». Includes bibliography and index.
A classic read for students and enthusiasts of archaeology, European prehistory and ancient history.
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