| Description |
131 pages : illustrations, maps ; 18 cm |
| Series |
Very short introductions ; 96 |
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Very short introductions ; 96
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| Contents |
Acknowledgements -- List of illustrations -- Prehistory and archaeology-a note -- Very, very short introduction to chronology -- 1: What and when is prehistory? -- 2: Problems of prehistory -- 3: Human skills and experiences -- 4: Continental prehistories -- 5: Nature of human social life -- 6: Prehistory of the future -- Further reading -- Timelines -- Index |
| Summary |
From the Publisher: Many of the familiar aspects of modern life are no more than a century or two old, yet our deep social structures and skills were in large measure developed by small bands of our prehistoric ancestors many millennia ago. In this book, readers are invited to think seriously about who we are by considering who we have been |
| Notes |
Includes Index |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 121-123) and index |
| Subject |
History, Ancient.
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Civilization, Ancient.
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| Genre/Form |
Einführung
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| LC no. |
2003279683 |
| ISBN |
0192803433 |
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9780192803436 |
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