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Record Nr.

UNINA9910450970303321

Autore

Jensen Jørgen <1936 July 30-2008, >

Titolo

The prehistory of Denmark / / Jorgen  Jensen

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Methuen, , 1982

ISBN

1-134-81225-6

1-280-20234-3

0-585-46138-4

9786610202348

0-203-43067-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (350 p.)

Disciplina

948.9/01

Soggetti

Prehistoric peoples - Denmark

Electronic books.

Denmark Antiquities

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Translation of: Dansk socialhistorie. v. 1.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliography and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of figures; Preface; THE HUNTERS AND GATHERERS 11,000  4200 BC; A changing environment; The hunting population; Subsistence and settlement; Social structure of the hunters and gatherers; Finds and interpretations; THE FIRST FARMERS c. 4200  2800 BC; The introduction of farming in Denmark; Population growth and food production; Subsistence and settlement; Social patterns in the early farming communities; Finds and interpretations; TOWARDS A NEW ERA 2800  500 BC; A changing environment; Subsistence and settlement; Social patterns from 2800 to 500 BC

Finds and interpretationsTHE CHIEFDOMS OF THE IRON AGE 500 BC  800 AD; Environmental changes; Subsistence and settlement; The development of economic institutions; Political and social development; Finds and interpretations; Bibliography; Index;

Sommario/riassunto

This synthesis of archaeological research in Denmark divides into four sections: the hunters and gatherers; the first farmers; towards a new era; and the chiefdoms of the Iron Age.