World From Beginnings to 4000 Bce

Zusatztext Ultimately how good is this book? Pleasingly, the answer is that it is very good. It takes a complex subject and produces a gripping read while covering the major themes of human evolution with a refreshing confidence. Informationen zum Autor Ian Tattersall is curator at the Anthropology Department of the American Museum of Natural History and Adjunct Professor at Columbia University & CUNY Graduate School Klappentext This book narrates the story of human biological and cultural evolution, from the earliest beginnings of our zoological family Hominidae, through the emergence of Homo sapiens, to the Agricultural Revolution. It concludes with a brief overview of the subsequent diversification of cultural and technological traditions in all the areas our species inhabit. Zusammenfassung This book narrates the story of human biological and cultural evolution, from the earliest beginnings of our zoological family Hominidae, through the emergence of Homo sapiens, to the Agricultural Revolution. It concludes with a brief overview of the subsequent diversification of cultural and technological traditions in all the areas our species inhabit. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1: Evolutionary Processes 2: Ancient Bones and Ancient Stones 3: On Their Own Two Feet 4: Emergence of the Genus Homo 5: Getting Brainier 6: Modern Human Origins 7: Settled Life Index

Product details

• Authors: Ian Tattersall, Tattersall Ian
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 21.02.2008
• EAN: 9780195333152
• ISBN: 978-0-19-533315-2
• No. of pages: 160
• Series: New Oxford World History; New Oxford World History
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Antiquity; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Genetics, genetic engineering; prehistory, HISTORY / Ancient / General, Anthropology, HISTORY / World, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Biology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology, General & world history, Ancient History, Archaeology by period / region, General and world history, Human biology, Ancient history: to c 500 CE, Prehistoric archaeology, Physical anthropology