Patterns in prehistory : humankind's first three million years / Robert J. Wenke.
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TextPublication details: New York : Oxford University Press, 1999.Edition: 4th edDescription: viii, 712 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cmISBN: - 0195085728 (alk. paper)
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- GN740 .W46 1996
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. Prehistory, History, and Archaeology -- 2. Fundamentals of Archaeology -- 3. The Origins of Culture -- 4. The Origins of Homo Sapiens Sapiens -- 5. The First Americans -- 6. The Origins of Agriculture -- 7. The Evolution of Complex Societies -- 8. The Origins of Complex Societies in Southwest Asia -- 9. The Origins of Complex Societies in Egypt -- 10. The Evolution of Complex Societies in the Indus Valley -- 11. The Evolution of Complex Societies in China -- 12. Later States and Empires of the Old World -- 13. The Evolution of Complex Societies in Mesoamerica -- 14. The Evolution of Complex Societies in Andean South America -- 15. Early Cultural Complexity in North America -- 16. Prehistory in Perspective.
Patterns in Prehistory takes an in-depth look at humankind's first three million years. From the origins of early hominids several million years ago to the evolution of the first great states and civilizations, this comprehensive survey of world prehistory also confronts important philosophical issues about the study of the past.
The author reflects on the archaeological methods and theories of the 1960s and 70s while reviewing the methodological revisions of the 80s and 90s, relating the archaeological data from hundreds of sites to the great questions of prehistorical change.
He focuses on the four great transformations in the history of our genus: the evolution of "culture" itself; the first appearance of "us," Homo Sapiens; the evolution of agriculture; and the first appearances of cultural and social "complexity" in the form of the great civilizations of antiquity.
Thoroughly revised and updated, this fourth edition incorporates the most recent archaeological discoveries and addresses the insights and limitations of the new wave of "post-processual" or "cognitive" archaeology.
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