The early and middle Pleistocene archaeological record of Greece : current status and future prospects /

"By applying a fieldwork-based, geoarchaeological approach, Tourloukis examines in this study the evidence from Greece within the framework of the earliest occupation of Europe. Choosing the scanty Greek record as a case-study, Tourloukis elaborates on a hitherto largely overlooked subject in t...

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Main Author: Tourloukis, Vangelis, 1976-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English with a summary in Dutch.
Published: Amsterdam : Leiden University Press, 2010.
Series:Archaeological studies Leiden University ; 23.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:"By applying a fieldwork-based, geoarchaeological approach, Tourloukis examines in this study the evidence from Greece within the framework of the earliest occupation of Europe. Choosing the scanty Greek record as a case-study, Tourloukis elaborates on a hitherto largely overlooked subject in the Eurasian Early-Middle Pleistocene archaeology: the role of geomorphic processes in biasing archaeological distribution patterns of early human presence. This study identifies the current status of the record, explains this status from a geoarchaeological and geomorphological perspective, and prospects its future enrichment. Finally a conceptual model emerges that can assist in interpreting and/or predicting early Palaeolithic site locations in tectonically active settings, such as those of the Mediterranean Basin"--from publisher's site.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (261 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9789400600263 (electronic bk.)
9400600267 (electronic bk.)