The Dawn of European Civilization

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The Dawn of European Civilization is an influential archaeological and historical study by Vere Gordon Childe that traces the origins and development of early European societies.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf archaeology book
book
history book
academicDiscipline European studies
archaeology
prehistory
author Vere Gordon Childe NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
describes diffusion of technologies and ideas from the Near East
formation of early European cultural provinces
spread of agriculture into Europe
followedBy The Aryans: A Study of Indo-European Origins NERFINISHED
The Danube in Prehistory NERFINISHED
genre European history
archaeology
prehistory
hasPart analysis of metal-using cultures in Europe
chronological framework of European prehistory
discussion of Neolithic farming communities
survey of Mediterranean and Near Eastern influences on Europe
hasPerspective culture-historical
diffusionist
hasRevisedEditions yes
influenced 20th-century European prehistory studies
influencedBy Marxist historiography
culture-historical archaeology
isPartOf Gordon Childe's works on European prehistory
language English
mainSubject Bronze Age Europe NERFINISHED
European prehistory
Neolithic Europe NERFINISHED
archaeological cultures in Europe
origins of European civilization
notableFor popularizing the concept of a sequence of European prehistoric cultures
synthesizing archaeological evidence on early Europe
notableIdea emphasis on Near Eastern stimulus to European development
use of archaeological cultures as historical units
publicationDate 1925
publisher Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co. NERFINISHED
targetAudience general educated readers interested in prehistory
scholars
students of archaeology
timePeriodCovered Bronze Age
Chalcolithic
Neolithic NERFINISHED
Stone Age NERFINISHED

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Vere Gordon Childe notableWork The Dawn of European Civilization