Balkan Prehistory: Exclusion, Incorporation and Identity

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Bailey's volume fills the gap that existed in an archaeology of the Balkans and is required reading for anyone studying the Neolithic, Copper and early Bronze Ages of Eastern Europe.

The period from 6,500 to 2,500 BC was one of the most dynamic eras of the prehistory of south-eastern Europe, for it saw many fundamental changes in the ways in which people lived their lives. This up-to-date and authoritative synthesis both describes the best excavated relevant Balkan sites and interprets long-term trends in the central themes of settlement, burial, material culture and economy.
Prominence is given to the ways people organized themselves, the houses and landscapes where they lived and the objects, plants and animals they kept. The key developments are seen as the creation of new social environments through the construction of houses and villages, and a new materiality of life which filled the built environment with a wide variety of objects. Against the prevailing trends in European prehistory, the author argues for a prehistoric past riven with tension and conflict, where hoarding and the exclusion of people was just as frequent as sharing and helping.

Review
'I think this is a very valuable addition to the literature in this important field of European prehistory. It is very useful to have an up to date treatment of this rich and interesting material. I shall certainly use this book in my undergraduate classes.' - Professor Lord Renfrew of Kaimsthorn

'This is a very valuable synthesis and required reading for undergraduates, postgraduates and specialists alike' John Chapman, Cambridge Archaeological Journal

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