In this book, Katina Lillios provides an up-to-date synthesis of the rich histories of the peoples who lived on the Iberian Peninsula between 1,400,000 (the Paleolithic) and 3,500 years ago (the Bronze Age) as revealed in their art, burials, tools, and monuments. She highlights the exciting new discoveries on the Peninsula, including the evidence for some of the earliest hominins in Europe, Neanderthal art, interbreeding between Neanderthals and modern humans, and relationships to peoples living in North Africa, the Mediterranean, and Western Europe. This is the first book to relate the ancient history of the Peninsula to broader debates in anthropology and archaeology. Amply illustrated and written in an accessible style, it will be of interest to archaeologists and students of prehistoric Spain and Portugal.

One of the only guides to the prehistoric archaeology of the Iberian Peninsula that engages with key anthropological and archaeological debates.

About the Author
Katina Lillios is Professor of Anthropology at the University of Iowa. The recipient of grants and fellowships from the National Science Foundation, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the Wenner-Gren Foundation, she is the author of numerous books on Iberian archaeology, including Heraldry for the Dead: The Engraved Stone Plaques of Neolithic Iberia (2008).

Reviews
'... the book is a good introduction to the peninsula's past for nonspecialists.' E. Delson, Choice



Book Information
ISBN 9781107113343
Author Katina T. Lillios
Format Hardback
Page Count 506
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Weight(grams) 990g
Dimensions(mm) 260mm * 182mm * 22mm