You can't ignore it: this is literally a massive work, a real doorstopper, in which a single author tries to give the state of affairs about our knowledge of the prehistoric times in Europe, roughly from about 40,000 years ago to the arrival of the Romans in Gaul, around 52 before our era. The latter immediately reveals that this book has a very French slant, and that is true, although it is not so bad compared to other works; let us say that the focus mainly is Northwest Europe. Anne Lehoërff has made a creditable attempt to provide a synthetic overview, richly illustrated - as it should be. It is also striking how often in each chapter she discusses the historical development of archeology, because that helps explain how certain terms and views have their roots in the earliest development of that science. More about the strengths and weaknesses of this book in my History Account on Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3913075294 ( )