Ebook: The Human Past. World Prehistory & the Development of Human Societies

Thames & Hudson Ltd, London, 2013. - 784 p.The aim of this volume is to provide an authoritative guide to those 3 million years, in a way that is accessible both to beginning students in archaeology and anthropology and to any interested reader; the book assumes no prior knowledge of the field of prehistory.Introduction: The Study of the Human Past.
Part I. The evolution of humanity (6 million to 11,500 years ago)
African Origins.
Hominin Dispersals in the Old World.
The Rise o f Modern Humans.
Part II. After the Ice (11,500 years ago to the Early Civilizations)
The World Transformed: From Foragers and Farmers to States and Empires.
From Foragers to Complex Societies in Southwest Asia.
East Asian Agriculture and its Impact.
Australia and the Pacific Basin During the Holocene.
Origins of Food-producing Economies in the Americas.
Holocene Africa.
Holocene Europe.
Peoples and Complex Societies of Ancient Southwest Asia.
The Mediterranean World.
South Asia: From Early Villages to Buddhism.
Complex Societies of East and Southeast Asia.
Mesoamerican Civilization.
From Village to Empire in South America.
Complex Societies o f North America.
The Human Past: Retrospect and Prospect.