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What Happened in History

  • 288 pages · about 5 hours
  • First published 1942
  • 37 editions

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1 About this book

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Good for readers who want: ancient history and history.

  • History, Ancient
  • History
  • Ancient History
  • Europe, history
  • Civilization, ancient
  • Prehistoric peoples
  • Civilization
  • Ancient Civilization

2 About V. Gordon Childe

1892–1957

Vere Gordon Childe (14 April 1892 – 19 October 1957) was an Australian archaeologist who specialised in the study of European prehistory. He spent most of his life in the United Kingdom, working as an academic for the University of Edinburgh and then the Institute of Archaeology, London. He wrote 26 books during his career.

Bio adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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