Jorgen Jensen is Keeper of the Department of Prehistory at the National Museum in Copenhagen.

• Introduction: Archaeology in Denmark; Denmark, the bridge to the north PART I THE HUNTERS AND GATHERERS 11,000–4200 BC 1 A changing environment 2 The hunting population 3 Subsistence and settlement 4 Social structure of the hunters and gatherers 5 Finds and interpretations PART II THE FIRST FARMERS c. 4200–2800 BC 6 The introduction of farming in Denmark 7 Population growth and food production 8 Subsistence and settlement 9 Social patterns in the early farming communities 10 Finds and interpretations PART III TOWARDS A NEW ERA 2800–500 BC 11 A changing environment 12 Subsistence and settlement 13 Social patterns from 2800 to 500 BC 14 Finds and interpretations PART IV THE CHIEFDOMS OF THE IRON AGE 500 BC–800 AD 191 15 Environmental changes 16 Subsistence and settlement 17 The development of economic institutions 18 Political and social development 19 Finds and interpretations