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This book, meant for undergraduate mathematics students and teachers, introduces algebraic number theory through problems from ordinary number theory that can be solved with the help of algebraic numbers, using a suitable generalization of unique prime factorization. The material is motivated by weaving historical information throughout.
List of contents
1. An introduction to Prehistoric Archeology; 2. Prehistory as a multidisciplinary science; 3. Becoming human; 4. The emergence of Lower Paleolithic cultures; 5. The ascent of Paleolithic cultures; 6. Conquest: the final phases of the Stone Age; 7. The new world order following the Paleolithic; 8. Communication networking and the end of the Prehistoric Era; 9. Global warming: natural climatic trend or humanly induced phenomena? 10. Human distortions and alienation from nature; 11. Who are we? Ancient and modern human migrations; 12. On religion, war and terrorism in the globalized world; 13. The role of prehistory in understanding the modern human condition.
About the author
Deborah Barsky is a lithic specialist, archaeologist, and researcher at The Catalan Institute of Human Paleoecology and Social Evolution and assistant professor with the UOC (Universitat Obert de Catalunya) in the History and Art History Department at the Universitat Rovira I Virgili in Tarragona, Spain. Engaged in research projects on archaeological sites throughout the world, she has published numerous works in books and scholarly journals.
Summary
Offers a long-term evolutionary perspective on human culture and its relationship with technology. Provides a fresh perspective regarding important issues that plague contemporary society, such as racism, the digital revolution, human migrations, terrorism, and war. It will appeal to archaeology students in prehistory and human evolution courses.
