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9780130281722

World Prehistory: Two Million Years of Human Life

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  • ISBN13:

    9780130281722

  • ISBN10:

    0130281727

  • Edition: 1st
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2003-01-01
  • Publisher: Prentice Hall
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Summary

World Prehistory provides a complete overview of world prehistory, human origins and the spread of humans across the globe. Written in a conversational style, the volume provides comprehensive coverage of regional archaeological sequences, a focused examination of food production, social complexity, and the spread of civilization. The volume addresses the study of world prehistory, the archaeological record, process of archaeological research, the dawn of humanity, the first humans and the origins of culture, the emergence of modern humans, the upper Paleolithic world, regional diversification, the evolution of food production, the rise of civilization and trends in world prehistory. For those interested in prehistoric humans and their culture.

Table of Contents

I. INTRODUCTION.

1. The Study of World Prehistory?
2. The Archaeological Record.
3. The Process of Archaeological Research.

II. THE DAWN OF HUMANITY.

4. The First Humans.
5. The Origins of Culture.
6. The Emergence of Modern Humans.
7. The Upper Paleolithic World.

III. REGIONAL DIVERSIFICATION.

8. Artic and Subartic.
9. North America.
10. Middle America.
11. South America.
12. Africa.
13. Europe.
14. East Asia and Oceania.
15. South and Southwest Asia.

IV. BROAD PATTERNS, BIG PROCESSES.

16. The Evolution of Food Production.
17. The Rise of Civilization.
18. Trends in World Prehistory.

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