Human Prehistory
Exploring the Past to Understand the Future
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This book provides a concise overview of human prehistory. It shows how an understanding of the distant past offers new perspectives on present-day challenges facing our species - and how we can build a sustainable future for all life on planet Earth. Deborah Barsky tells a fascinating story of the long-term evolution of human culture and provides up-to-date examples from the archaeological record to illustrate the different phases of human history. Barsky also presents a refreshing and original analysis about…
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Key features
- Provides an evolutionary point of view for understanding contemporary issues challenging the human species, which will help readers to better understand and deal with present-day problems facing human societies in a globalised world.
- Provides concrete examples from the archaeological record to illustrate the different phases of human evolution, giving credence to theoretical interpretations of the human evolutionary trajectory.
- Renders seemingly complex scientific data about prehistory accessible to a wide audience.
- Different disciplines involved in studying prehistory are presented to students in a coherent, understandable and synthetic way.
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- DOI https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009025492
- Subjects Anthropology,Archaeology,Physical Anthropology,Prehistory
- Format: Hardback
- Publication date: 17 November 2022
- ISBN: 9781316515426
- Dimensions (mm): 253 x 177 mm
- Weight: 0.69kg
- Page extent: 258 pages
- Availability: Available
- Format: Paperback
- Publication date: 17 November 2022
- ISBN: 9781009011990
- Dimensions (mm): 253 x 177 mm
- Weight: 0.56kg
- Page extent: 258 pages
- Availability: In stock
- Format: Digital
- Publication date: 20 August 2022
- ISBN: 9781009025492
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