Prehistorian : a biography of V. Gordon Childe / Sally Green ; with a foreword by Jack Lindsay.
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TextPublication details: Bradford-on-Avon : Moonraker, 1981. Description: xxii, 200 p. : 1 geneal. table ; 22 cmISBN: 0239002067 :Subject(s): Childe, V. Gordon (Vere Gordon), 1892-1957 | Archaeologists -- Great Britain -- Biography | Archaeologists -- Australia -- BiographyGenre/Form: collective biographies. | Biographies | Biographies | Biographies.DDC classification: 930.1/092/4 | B LOC classification: CC115.C45 | G73 1981Summary: Although Gordon Childe was not appointed to his first job in the field of prehistoric archaeology until he was 35 years of age, his achievements earned him general recognition as the most eminent and influential scholar of European prehistory in the twentieth century. An unconventional and eccentric character, he was totally dedicated to his chosen field and is remembered throughout the world as a pioneer in the study of prehistory: fresh excavations and discoveries had produced a wealth of archaeological evidence, but no one before Professor Childe had brought the data together and related them to a broader view of the history of civilization.
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"Bibliography of Childe's works": p. 176-190.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Although Gordon Childe was not appointed to his first job in the field of prehistoric archaeology until he was 35 years of age, his achievements earned him general recognition as the most eminent and influential scholar of European prehistory in the twentieth century. An unconventional and eccentric character, he was totally dedicated to his chosen field and is remembered throughout the world as a pioneer in the study of prehistory: fresh excavations and discoveries had produced a wealth of archaeological evidence, but no one before Professor Childe had brought the data together and related them to a broader view of the history of civilization.