The Human Past: World Prehistory and the Development of Human Societies (ENG)

The Human Past offers authoritative and up-to-date coverage of prehistory. Thoroughly revised and re-designed, this new edition combines expert writing with a clear, student-friendly approach. • Newly designed timelines, maps and 50% more colour images enhance understanding. • Streamlined chapters clarify key concepts and improve the narrative. • A new chapter, ‘The Origins, Antiquity, and Dispersal of the First Americans’ by David J. Meltzer, increases coverage of the Americas. • New ‘Key Theme’ boxes link chapters through common issues in human history, focusing on climate change, domestication, migration, social inequality and urbanism. • Updated scholarship gives readers a contemporary perspective: this edition includes new genetic evidence revealing the arrival of the Yamnaya people in Europe and new theories on the relationship between sedentism and agriculture. • Instructor and student resources are available, including a test bank, student quizzes, chapter summaries and PowerPoint art slides. Absolutely essential reading for all students of archaeology Barry Cunliffe, University of Oxford One of the best overviews of world prehistory it is possible to get. Excellent coverage, up to date and accessible Tim Reynolds, Birkbeck, University of London Exciting, accessible and informative … by far the best introduction available Cyprian Broodbank, Institute of Archaeology, University College London

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