Europe Between the Oceans: 9000 BC-AD 1000

A sensational, interdisciplinary work which entirely reorients our understanding of Europe from 10,000 BC to the time of the Vikings

In this magnificent book, distinguished archaeologist Barry Cunliffe reframes our entire conception of early European history, from prehistory through the ancient world to the medieval Viking period. Cunliffe views Europe not in terms of states and shifting political land boundaries but as a geographical niche particularly favored in facing many seas. These seas, and Europe’s great transpeninsular rivers, ensured a rich diversity of natural resources while also encouraging the dynamic interaction of peoples across networks of communication and exchange. The development of these early Europeans is rooted in complex interplays, shifting balances, and geographic and demographic fluidity.

Drawing on archaeology, anthropology, and history, Cunliffe has produced an interdisciplinary tour de force. His is a bold book of exceptional scholarship, erudite and engaging, and it heralds an entirely new understanding of Old Europe.

• Saxons, Vikings, and Celts: The Genetic Roots of Britain and Ireland
• 1177 B.C.: The Year Civilization Collapsed (Turning Points in Ancient History)
• After the Ice: A Global Human History, 20,000-5000 BC
• Europe before Rome: A Site-by-Site Tour of the Stone, Bronze, and Iron Ages
• The Scythians: Nomad Warriors of the Steppe
• The Horse, the Wheel, and Language: How Bronze-Age Riders from the Eurasian Steppes Shaped the Modern World
• Who We Are and How We Got Here: Ancient DNA and the New Science of the Human Past
• The Ancient Celts
• By Steppe, Desert, and Ocean: The Birth of Eurasia
• Ancestral Journeys: The Peopling of Europe from the First Venturers to the Vikings (Revised and Updated Edition)