Prehistory and the identity of Europe or, don't let's be beastly to the Hungarians

The occasion of the first EuroTAG seemed at first sight a suitable occasion for using the information available to us from prehistory to reach a clearer definition of Europe itself. That might indeed, with its celebratory overtones, seem a proper undertaking at such a meeting. But the meeting instead veered to a different and perhaps more realistic sentiment as discussion continued.