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| People of the Earth: An Introduction to World Prehistory with CD, 11th Edition | 
 enlarge | Author: Brian M. Fagan
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Category: Book
List Price: $91.00
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Avg. Customer Rating:  2 reviews
Sales Rank: 275320
Media: Paperback
Edition: 11
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 624
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.8
Dimensions (in): 10.8 x 8.6 x 0.9
ISBN: 013111316X
Dewey Decimal Number: 930
EAN: 9780131113169
ASIN: 013111316X
Publication Date: July 8, 2003
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Product Description
Taking readers on a fascinating journey through the 7-million-year-old landscape of the human past, this internationally renowned book provides a narrative account of human prehistory from the earliest times up to the earliest civilizations. Written in a jargon-free, easily accessible style, the Eleventh Edition is designed to show how today's diverse humanity developed biologically and culturally over millions of years against a background of constant climatic change. Exploring all areas of the world evenly and covering all periods of prehistory from human origins to the appearance of literate civilizations, this book highlights recent discoveries, new archaeological methodologies, and the latest theories of human biological and cultural evolution. For professionals with a career or interest in anthropology, archaeology, history, sociology, or education.
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spelbinding meeting January 26, 2001
9 out of 18 found this review helpful
as a student of the archaeology department of the aristotele university of thessaloniki i had a cource called "an introduction to prehistorical civilization".all over the year i did not have a clue what prehistory because i paid no attention to the lessons given although evey friday morning i was inside the classroom. the exams were close,i had to do something urgentely. to tell the truth i didn`t expect to find such a book to give me the essential knowledge i needed to understand this part of history and to give the gourage to continue reading and learning on this subject.easy to read and to understand too. lovely and encouraging writing giving all sort of primary ( further more)information on the theme discussed. i honestly believe it was a spelbinding meeting with this book that i will never forget.
spelbinding meeting January 26, 2001
6 out of 17 found this review helpful
as a student of the archaeology department of the aristotele university of thessaloniki i had a cource called "an introduction to prehistorical civilization".all over the year i did not have a clue what prehistory because i paid no attention to the lessons given although evey friday morning i was inside the classroom. the exams were close,i had to do something urgentely. to tell the truth i didn`t expect to find such a book to give me the essential knowledge i needed to understand this part of history and to give the gourage to continue reading and learning on this subject.easy to read and to understand too. lovely and encouraging writing giving all sort of primary ( further more)information on the theme discussed. i honestly believe it was a spelbinding meeting with this book that i will never forget.
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