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    • Publisher:
      Cambridge University Press
      Publication date:
      07 September 2011
      26 August 2010
      ISBN:
      9780511698453
      9781108017213
      DOI:
      https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511698453
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      Dimensions:
      (216 x 140 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.69kg, 548 Pages
      • Subjects:
      Prehistory, Archaeology: General Interest, Archaeology
      Series:
      Cambridge Library Collection - Archaeology
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    Subjects:
    Prehistory, Archaeology: General Interest, Archaeology
    Series:
    Cambridge Library Collection - Archaeology
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    Sir John Lubbock (1834–1915) was an English banker who was fascinated with biology and archaeology. He was a close friend of Charles Darwin and a prolific writer who made influential contributions to both of these fields, being appointed the President of the Linnaean Society between 1881–1886. First published in 1865, it was written as a textbook of prehistoric archaeology. It became one of the most influential and popular archaeological books of the nineteenth century, being reissued in seven editions between 1865 and 1913. In this volume Lubbock develops an evolutionary interpretation of archaeology, using prehistoric material remains as evidence that human cultures become more sophisticated over time. He also introduces the division of prehistory, coining the terms Palaeolithic and Neolithic to subdivide the Stone Age. Lubbock's interpretation of cultural evolution was an extremely influential social theory which was widely adopted by contemporary archaeologists and anthropologists.

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