Human Prehistory: Exploring the Past to Understand the Future

ISBN-13: 9781009011990 / Angielski / Miękka / 2022 / 288 str.

Deborah Barsky

Opis

Human prehistory is an effective tool for adopting an evolutionary perspective on present day and future challenges humans face.

Recenzje

'Human Prehistory: Exploring the Past to Understand the Future, is a testament to the fundamental importance of the past.' Brad Lepper, The Columbus Dispatch

Spis treści

1. An introduction to Prehistoric Archeology; 2. Prehistory as a multidisciplinary science; 3. Becoming human; 4. The emergence of Lower Paleolithic cultures; 5. The ascent of Paleolithic cultures; 6. Conquest: the final phases of the Stone Age; 7. The new world order following the Paleolithic; 8. Communication networking and the end of the Prehistoric Era; 9. Global warming: natural climatic trend or humanly induced phenomena? 10. Human distortions and alienation from nature; 11. Who are we? Ancient and modern human migrations; 12. On religion, war and terrorism in the globalized world; 13. The role of prehistory in understanding the modern human condition.