World Prehistory and Archaeology

World Prehistory and Archaeology explains how the process of archaeological discovery develops our picture of humanity as it emerges from archaeological research, integrating discussion of world prehistory and archaeological methods.

List of contents

Chapter 1 Getting Started in Archaeology; Chapter 2 Putting the Picture Together; Chapter 3 Early Hominins; Chapter 4 From Homo Erectus to Neanderthals; Chapter 5 The Origin of Modern Humans; Chapter 6 The Peopling of Australia and the New World; Chapter 7 Towers, Villages, and Longhouses; Chapter 8 Mounds and Maize; Chapter 9 A Feast of Diversity; Chapter 10 Complexity Without the State; Chapter 11 Cities, Pyramids, and Palaces; Chapter 12 Locating the Source of Authority; Chapter 13 From City to Empire; Chapter 14 Bringing the Four Parts Together; Chapter 15 Epilogue: Bringing It Back Home; Bibliography; Figures and photo credits; Index.

About the author

Michael Chazan is a professor in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Toronto, Canada. He earned his PhD in anthropology at Yale University, USA. Before coming to Toronto, Professor Chazan was a postdoctoral fellow with the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique in Paris, France, and at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, Israel. His field experience includes excavations in New Jersey, France, Israel, Jordan, Egypt, and South Africa. Professor Chazan is the author of The Reality of Artifacts: An Archaeological Perspective published by Routledge. He co-directs the Wonderwerk Cave Research Project in the Northern Cape Province, South Africa.

Product details

• Authors: Michael (University of Toronto Chazan, Chazan Michael
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Release: 01.10.2025
• EAN: 9781032565903
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3256590-3
• No. of pages: 800
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Pre and early history; Non-fiction book > History > Pre and early history, antiquity; South America, Asia, prehistory, North America, Africa, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology, Middle East, Archaeology by period / region, Prehistoric archaeology, Australasia, Oceania & other land areas, Middle & Near Eastern archaeology