Archaeology and Humanity's Story: A Brief Introduction to World Prehistory - Couverture souple

Olszewski, Deborah I.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0190930128 ISBN 13 : 9780190930127

Editeur : Oxford Univ Pr, 2019

Synopsis

This student-friendly textbook introduces the archaeological past from approximately seven million years ago through later politically complex societies. Now fully updated in its second edition, Archaeology and Humanity's Story: A Brief Introduction to World Prehistory does not attempt to discuss every archaeologically important site and development in prehistory and early history. Rather, it presents key issues from earlier prehistory and then organizes the chapters on politically complex societies using a similar framework. This allows students to easily compare and contrast different geographical regions. Each of these chapters also highlights a specific case study in which similar themes are examined, such as the written word; resource networks, trade, and exchange; social life; ritual and religion; and warfare and violence. Each chapter includes several sidebar boxes, a timeline showing the chronology relevant to that chapter, and "The Big Picture," "Peopling the Past," and "Further Reflections" features.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Deborah I. Olszewski is Adjunct Professor of Anthropology at the University of Pennsylvania. She is coauthor, with Robert J. Wenke, of Patterns in Prehistory: Humankind's First Three Million Years, Fifth Edition (OUP, 2006).

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Oxford Univ Pr
• Date d'édition: 2019
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0190930128
• ISBN 13: 9780190930127
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 2
• Nombre de pages: 576
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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