Douglass W. Bailey is Lecturer in European Prehistory at the School of History and Archaeology, Cardiff University. He has carried out extensive fieldwork in Bulgaria and Romania.

I think this is a very valuable addition to the literature in this important field of European prehistory. It is very useful to have an up to date treatment of this rich and interesting material. I shall certainly use this book in my undergraduate classes.' - Professor Lord Renfrew of Kaimsthorn

• Introduction: Balkan prehistory (6500–2500 BC): fundamental changes in human behaviour 1 Setting the scene: the Balkans before 6500 BC 2 Building social environments (6500–5500 BC) 3 New dimensions of material culture: pottery containers and other forms of expression (6500–5500 BC) 4 Continuity or change? Burials, lithics, plants and animals (6500–5500 BC) 5 Continuities, expansion and acceleration of building and economy (5500–3600 BC) 6 Burial and expressive material culture (5500–3600 BC) 7 Transitions to new ways of living: the Balkans after 4000 BC 8 The Balkans (6500–2500 BC): exclusion, incorporation and projection

Douglass W. Bailey is Lecturer in European Prehistory at the School of History and Archaeology, Cardiff University. He has carried out extensive fieldwork in Bulgaria and Romania.

I think this is a very valuable addition to the literature in this important field of European prehistory. It is very useful to have an up to date treatment of this rich and interesting material. I shall certainly use this book in my undergraduate classes.' - Professor Lord Renfrew of Kaimsthorn

• Introduction: Balkan prehistory (6500–2500 BC): fundamental changes in human behaviour 1 Setting the scene: the Balkans before 6500 BC 2 Building social environments (6500–5500 BC) 3 New dimensions of material culture: pottery containers and other forms of expression (6500–5500 BC) 4 Continuity or change? Burials, lithics, plants and animals (6500–5500 BC) 5 Continuities, expansion and acceleration of building and economy (5500–3600 BC) 6 Burial and expressive material culture (5500–3600 BC) 7 Transitions to new ways of living: the Balkans after 4000 BC 8 The Balkans (6500–2500 BC): exclusion, incorporation and projection

Douglass W. Bailey is Lecturer in European Prehistory at the School of History and Archaeology, Cardiff University. He has carried out extensive fieldwork in Bulgaria and Romania.

I think this is a very valuable addition to the literature in this important field of European prehistory. It is very useful to have an up to date treatment of this rich and interesting material. I shall certainly use this book in my undergraduate classes.' - Professor Lord Renfrew of Kaimsthorn

• Introduction: Balkan prehistory (6500–2500 BC): fundamental changes in human behaviour 1 Setting the scene: the Balkans before 6500 BC 2 Building social environments (6500–5500 BC) 3 New dimensions of material culture: pottery containers and other forms of expression (6500–5500 BC) 4 Continuity or change? Burials, lithics, plants and animals (6500–5500 BC) 5 Continuities, expansion and acceleration of building and economy (5500–3600 BC) 6 Burial and expressive material culture (5500–3600 BC) 7 Transitions to new ways of living: the Balkans after 4000 BC 8 The Balkans (6500–2500 BC): exclusion, incorporation and projection