Description |
xvii, 622 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm |
Contents |
Ch. 1. Prehistory, history, and archaeology -- Ch. 2. Fundamentals of archaeology -- Ch. 3. The origins of culture -- Ch. 4. The origins of Homo sapiens sapiens -- Ch. 5. The first Americans -- Ch. 6. The origins of agriculture -- Ch. 7. The evolution of complex societies -- Ch. 8. Origins of complex societies in Southwest Asia -- Ch. 9. The origins of complex societies in Egypt -- Ch. 10. The evolution of complex societies in the Indus Valley -- Ch. 11. The evolution of complex societies in China -- Ch. 12. Later complex societies of the old world -- Ch. 13. The evolution of complex societies in Mesoamerica -- Ch. 14. The evolution of complex societies in Andean South America -- Ch. 15. Early cultural complexity in North America -- Ch. 16. Prehistory in perspective |
Notes |
Formerly CIP. Uk |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
Subject |
Archaeology.
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Prehistoric peoples.
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Author |
Olszewski, Deborah.
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LC no. |
2005058961 |
ISBN |
019516928X (paperback) |
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9780195169287 (paperback) |
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