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The human past : world prehistory and the development of human societies / edited by Chris Scarre.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Publisher: London : Thames & Hudson, 2018Copyright date: ©2018Edition: Fourth editionDescription: 768 pages illustrations (chiefly color), color maps 28 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
  • cartographic image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780500294208
  • 0500294208
  • 050029335X
  • 9780500293355
Other title:
  • World prehistory and the development of human societies [Portion of title]
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 930.1 23
LOC classification:
  • GN740
Other classification:
  • J
Contents:
The study of the human past -- African origins -- Hominin dispersals in the Old World -- The rise of modern humans -- The origins, antiquity, and dispersal of the first Americans -- The world transformed: from foragers and farmers to states and empires -- From mobile foragers to complex societies in southwest Asia -- East Asian agriculture and its impact -- Australia and the Indo-Pacific islands during the Holocene -- Origins of food-producing economies in the Americas -- Holocene Africa -- Holocene Europe -- Peoples and complex societies of ancient southwest Asia -- The Mediterranean world -- South Asia : from early villages to Buddhism -- Complex societies of east and southeast Asia -- Mesoamerican civilization -- From village to empire in South America -- Complex societies of North America -- The human past : retrospect and prospect.
Summary: The Human Past has established itself as a thorough and authoritative survey of human prehistory and the development of civilizations. Written by an international team of respected experts in the field, it presents a streamlined overview that can be broken down into a series of chapters focusing on individual regions and time periods. The Fourth Edition has been completely revised with key theme feature boxes, a new chapter on the peopling of the Americas, a section on methods and theories, full-color maps, timelines, illustrations, new coverage of sites and discoveries, and a fully updated e-media package, including all images from the book, test questions, and videos.--Provided by publisher

Previous edition: 2013

Previous editions: 2005, 2009, 2013

Includes bibliographical references (pages 714-745), glossary, and index

The study of the human past -- African origins -- Hominin dispersals in the Old World -- The rise of modern humans -- The origins, antiquity, and dispersal of the first Americans -- The world transformed: from foragers and farmers to states and empires -- From mobile foragers to complex societies in southwest Asia -- East Asian agriculture and its impact -- Australia and the Indo-Pacific islands during the Holocene -- Origins of food-producing economies in the Americas -- Holocene Africa -- Holocene Europe -- Peoples and complex societies of ancient southwest Asia -- The Mediterranean world -- South Asia : from early villages to Buddhism -- Complex societies of east and southeast Asia -- Mesoamerican civilization -- From village to empire in South America -- Complex societies of North America -- The human past : retrospect and prospect.

The Human Past has established itself as a thorough and authoritative survey of human prehistory and the development of civilizations. Written by an international team of respected experts in the field, it presents a streamlined overview that can be broken down into a series of chapters focusing on individual regions and time periods. The Fourth Edition has been completely revised with key theme feature boxes, a new chapter on the peopling of the Americas, a section on methods and theories, full-color maps, timelines, illustrations, new coverage of sites and discoveries, and a fully updated e-media package, including all images from the book, test questions, and videos.--Provided by publisher

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