World Prehistory A Brief Introduction

Written by one of the leading archaeological writers in the worldin a simple, jargon-free narrative stylethis brief, well-illustrated account of the major developments in the human past makes world prehistory uniquely accessible to complete beginners. Up-to-date and state-of-the-art in content and perspective, it covers the entire world not just the Americas or Europe, placing major emphasis on both theories and the latest archaeological and multidisciplinary approaches. The main focus is on four major developmentsthe origins of humanity; the appearance and spread of modern humans before and during the late Ice Age, including the first settlement of the Americas; the beginnings of food production; and the rise of the first civilizations.Fagan, Brian M. is the author of 'World Prehistory A Brief Introduction', published 2004 under ISBN 9780131850620 and ISBN 0131850628.