Title: Good Effort, but with a Strong Tilt Westward
Review: Readers interested in prehistoric western Europe will probably find these symposium proceedings of value. As usual, many archaeologists and anthropologists write with a laughable but annoyingly pretentious vernacular, as if trying to convince others that their work is truly scientific. [Added later to this review: Of course their professional work is scientific; I just wish they would explain it for a wider audience]. Unfortunately, only five of the 28 articles in this book deal with what one might consider the "asia" of "Eurasia," four of which are in English. For those interested in the Asiatic side, an article by Richard S. Davis entitled "The Implications of Improved Chronological Determinations for the Soviet Central Asian Paleolithic" is worthwhile reading. If I were able to read French, I think I probably would have enjoyed the article by Miklos Gabori; at least the photographs of Tajikistan were worth a look.
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