PIECING TOGETHER THE PAST The Interpretation of Archaeological Data

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This book brings together knowledge from V. Gordon Childe based uponhis lectures on the principles of archaeological classification, the current terminology and the implicit interpretative concepts. It also examines meanings of technical terms and methodologies used in prehistoricarchaeology and would be useful for the students of History, Archaeology and pracising archaeologists.

VGordon Childewas a remarkable man who is considered the father of modern archaeology who specialised in the study of European prehistory. A vocal socialist, Childe accepted the socio-economic theory of Marxism and was an early, though unorthodox, proponent of Marxist archaeology. Childe was the author of several well-known books on the subject of archaeology and prehistory.

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