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How ancient Europeans saw the world : vision, patterns and the shaping of the mind in prehistoric times

by Peter Wells

This study examines the urban development and economic systems of late prehistoric European communities. It analyses how their visual world differed from the literate civilisation established during the later Roman conquests.

Accession 5254 ISBN 9780691143385 Publisher Princeton University Press
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