Bøger af Stuart Piggott

This authoritative work provides readers with a comprehensive overview of the prehistoric period in India, from the earliest settlements to the dawn of the Vedic period. The author explores the archaeological evidence for the development of agriculture, trade, religion, and social organization, and offers insightful analyses of key sites and artifacts. With its clear writing style, thorough scholarship, and helpful study aids, this book is an essential resource for anyone interested in the history of India.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

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Originally published in 1951, this book contains seventy-three pictures of treasures found in Britain - things that have survived from ancient prehistoric times, made with care and made to be beautiful. These discoveries have kept their attraction for us; the prehistoric and modern craftsman speak a common language.

After an outline of the continental background of the British neolithic cultures the book contains two subdivisions. Professor Piggott first describes those cultures that he classes as primary: that is those bought to Britain by colonists who bought a knowledge of agriculture. He then shows how there arose derivative secondary neolithic cultures showing a resurgence of earlier characteristics.

This book interprets the main lines of European prehistory from the first agricultural communities in the sixth or even seventh millennium B