The steppe & the sown / by Harold Peake and Herbert John Fleure
1928, 1st edition. Oxford : Clarendon. Near fine copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Item #428771
Physical description; 159 pages : illustrations (including maps, plans) ; 21 cm. Series; Corridors of time ; 5. Notes; "Books" at end of each chapter except the last. Includes bibliographical references. Contents; Life on the steppes - The northern steppes - The disperal from the steppe - New arrivals in Greece - The spread of the peasants - The lake-dwellers of Central Europe - Maritime activity in the Aegean - The second city of Hissarlik - Crete - Maritime trade - The last days of Sumer - Chaos in Egypt - Chronological summary. Subjects; Civilization, Ancient. Prehistoric peoples. Archaeology. Migrations of nations.
Price: €12.95