Discovering World Prehistory: Interpreting the Past Through Archaeology

Discovering World Prehistory: Interpreting the Past Through Archaeology
ISBN-10
0367687798
ISBN-13
9780367687793
Category
Antiquities, Prehistoric
Pages
422
Language
English
Published
2022-02-28
Publisher
Routledge
Author
Mark Q. Sutton

Description

The discipline of archaeology -- A brief history of archaeology -- The archaeological record -- Archaeological investigation -- Dating -- Bioarchaeolgy : testimonies of the dead -- Forging an agile past -- Contexts of interpretation -- Humanity emerging -- The lower paleolithic : homo erectus and friends -- The middle paleolithic : the Neanderthals and friends -- The later prehistory of the Near East -- The later prehistory of Africa -- The later prehistory of Europe -- The later prehistory of Asia -- Australia and Oceania -- A prehistory of the Americas -- After prehistory : the development of the first states.

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