Synopsis
This fully revised fourth edition maintains the qualities of the earlier editions while taking into account the significant developments that have molded the discipline in recent years.
Booknews
Cunliffe's (archaeology, U. of Oxford) survey, first published in 1971 and revised in 1976, is a monumental, standard source, which required another revision because of the mass of new evidence (more than 700 new papers and books have been published in a decade) and the radical change in emphasis that has occurred in prehistoric studies. The text has been completely revised, new sections have been introduced, and all illustrations have been redrawn. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)