V. Gordon Childe

Quotes

• “The simplest explanation of the presence of a Centum language in Central Asia would be to regard it as the last survivor of an original Asiatic Aryan stock. To identify a wandering of Aryans across Turkestan from Europe in a relatively late historical period is frankly difficult.”

Books by V. Gordon Childe in order

Books by V. Gordon Childe in the order they were published, from The Dawn of European Civilization (1925) to From Tribe to Empire (2003).

1. 1The Dawn of European CivilizationThe Dawn of European Civilization1925
2. 2The AryansThe Aryans1926
3. 3New Light on the Most Ancient EastNew Light on the Most Ancient East1928
4. 4The Danube in PrehistoryThe Danube in Prehistory1929
5. 5The Bronze AgeThe Bronze Age1930
6. 6Skara BraeSkara Brae1931
7. 7Man Makes HimselfMan Makes Himself1936
8. 8The Antiquity of the British Bronze AgeThe Antiquity of the British Bronze Age1937
9. 9What Happened in History?What Happened in History?1942
10. 10Archaeological Ages as Technological StagesArchaeological Ages as Technological Stages1944
11. 11The Story of ToolsThe Story of Tools1944
12. 12Progress and ArchaeologyProgress and Archaeology1945
13. 13Ancient Dwellings at Skara BraeAncient Dwellings at Skara Brae1950
14. 14Ancient Dwellings at Skara Brae, OrkneyAncient Dwellings at Skara Brae, Orkney1950
15. 15Social EvolutionSocial Evolution1951
16. 16Illustrated Guide to Ancient Monuments, Volume VI, ScotlandIllustrated Guide to Ancient Monuments, Volume VI, Scotland1952
17. 17Prehistoric Communities of the British IslesPrehistoric Communities of the British Isles1952
18. 18A Short Introduction to ArchaeologyA Short Introduction to Archaeology1956
19. 19Piecing Together the PastPiecing Together the Past1956
20. 20Society and KnowledgeSociety and Knowledge1956
21. 21The Prehistory of European SocietyThe Prehistory of European Society1958
22. 22The Death of European CivilizationThe Death of European Civilization1961
23. 23Craft Specialization and Social EvolutionCraft Specialization and Social Evolution1996
24. 24From Tribe to EmpireFrom Tribe to Empire2003