Childe, V. Gordon,  1892-1957. <br/><br/>
New light on the most ancient East :  the oriental prelude to European prehistory / 
by V. Gordon Childe. 
 - London :  K. Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co., ltd.,  1935. 
 - xviii, 326, [1] p. :  illus. (incl. map, plans) XXXII pl. (incl. front.) ;  23 cm. 
<br/><br/> 1st. published " The Most Ancient East",1928 ; Reprint 1929 ; Rewritten," New Light on the Most Ancient East", 1934 ; Reprinted, with some corrections, 1935.   Based partly on the author's "The most ancient East" but consists mainly of new material. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Preface -- I. From History to Prehistory -- II. The Setting of the Stage -- III. The Oldest Farmers -- IV. The Predynastic Union of Egypt -- V. The Rise of the Dynasties -- VI. The Prehistoric Periods in Mesopotamia -- VII. Archaic Sumerian Civilization -- VIII. Indian Civilization in the third Millenium B. C. -- IX. Iran and Syria -- X. The Mechanism of Diffusion -- Notes. 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Oriental antiquities.<br/>Prehistoric peoples.<br/>Civilization, Ancient.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>DS11  / C45 1935