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The refinement of radiocarbon dating using the information form tree-ring counts has raised serious doubts about the accepted theoretical framework 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 Civilization" 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.

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Book category Books in English Humanities History Regional & national history

• Full title: Before Civilization
• Author: Colin Renfrew
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 320
• EAN: 9780712665933
• ISBN: 0712665935
• ID: 04900562
• Publisher: Vintage Publishing
• Weight: 428 g
• Dimensions: 215 × 140 × 26 mm
• Date of publishing: 02. September 1999

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