Product Description: The Bronze Age of Europe was a time of major changes in society, economy and technology. One of these was the emergence of a warrior class, equipped with a new set of artefacts that can for the first time be called weapons. This book discusses the evidence for the existence of these warriors, and the stages by which they emerged from the Neolithic and Copper Ages, when farming was the main means of subsistence but hunting was also a prestige activity...read more

Product Description: This volume explores how and why people built enclosures in European prehistory, from their first appearance in the Neolithic to the creation of elaborate fortifications in the Iron Age. The articles here originated as a session at the Seventh Annual Meeting of the European Association of Archaeologists, in 2001, and are written by well-known prehistorians from around Europe...read more

Describes important developments in the history of automobiles, identifies top manufacturerers and race car drivers, and lists racing records

A comprehensive survey of automobile trivia includes hundreds of facts, statistics, feats, and records about all aspects of the world of cars and motoring

Entries for first, last, fastest, slowest, and other outstanding events and record holders in the automobile's history include statistics for races, rallies, hill climbs, and other competitions