Includes bibliographical references (pages 286-301) and index.
Introduction: past research and recurrent themes -- 1. Early Faunal and Human Populations -- 2. The First Farming Societies -- 3. New Territories and Tombs -- 4. Interaction and Trade -- 5. Realignments in Protohistory -- 6. Indigenous Peoples in the 8th and 7th Centuries B.C