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Archaeology and humanity's story : a brief introduction to world prehistory / Deborah I. Olszewski.
Penn Museum Library GN740 .O48 2016
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Olszewski, Deborah.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Prehistoric peoples.
- Antiquities, Prehistoric.
- Physical Description:
- xviii, 510 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York, New York : Oxford University Press, 2016.
- Summary:
- A brief introduction to the archaeological past through key concepts and case studies, This student-friendly textbook introduces the archaeological past from approximately seven million years ago through later politically complex societies. Archaeology and Humanity's Story: A Brief Introduction to World Prehistory does not attempt to discuss every archaeologically important site and development in prehistory and early history. Rather, it presents key issues from earlier prehistory and then organizes the chapters on politically complex societies using a similar framework. This allows students to easily compare and contrast different geographical regions. Each of these chapters also highlights a specific case study in which similar themes are examined, such as the written word; resource networks, trade, and exchange; social life; ritual and religion; and warfare and violence. Each chapter includes several sidebar boxes, a timeline showing the chronology relevant to that chapter, and "The Big Picture," "Peopling the Past," and "Evolutionary Processes" features. Book jacket.
- Contents:
- Acquiring and Interpreting Data in Archaeology
- Humanity's Roots
- Becoming Human
- A World of Modern Humans
- Hunting, Gathering, Foraging, and Farming
- The North American Southwest
- Eastern North America
- Early Dynastic Mesopotamia
- Pharaonic State and Old Kingdom Egypt
- Shang China
- The Indus Valley
- Mesoamerica and the Classic Maya
- Andean South America and the Inka Empire
- Mapubgubwe and Great Zimbabwe in Africa
- Politically Complex Societies in Perspective.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 460-501) and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.
- ISBN:
- 9780199764563
- 0199764565
- OCLC:
- 914296324
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