Prehistory
The Making Of The Human Mind
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- Paperback
272 pages
- Release Date
1 November 2008
Summary
Prehistory covers human existence before written records, i.e. most of human existence. But it also refers to the discipline through which we scrutinize prehistoric times. PREHISTORY begins by looking at the discovery of a remote human past and the subsequent dramatic growth of the study of prehistory: early archaeology; geology; Darwin’s ideas of evolution; cave paintings; fossil discoveries of human ancestors; museums and collections; radiocarbon dating and DNA analysis.
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Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780753824276 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0753824272 |
| Author: | Professor Lord Colin Renfrew, Colin Renfrew |
| Publisher: | Orion Publishing Co |
| Imprint: | Weidenfeld & Nicolson |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 272 |
| Release Date: | 1 November 2008 |
| Weight: | 252g |
| Dimensions: | 157mm x 199mm x 21mm |
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“A wonderfully concise and authoritative summary of research into this enormous subject”
A wonderfully concise and authoritative summary of research into this enormous subject - SUNDAY TELEGRAPH
About The Author
Professor Lord Colin Renfrew
Professor Lord Renfrew was born in 1937 in Stockton-on-Tees. He was Professor of Archaeology at Cambridge University 1981-2004, where he is now director of the McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research. A Fellow of the British Academy, he has won numerous international medals and prizes and was made a life peer in 1991. He is known for his work on the radiocarbon revolution, the prehistory of language, archaeo-genetics and the prevention of looting on archaeological sites. He has led many excavations, especially in Macedonia and Greece.
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