Prehistory the making of the human mind

In this invaluable, brief account of human development prior to the last four millennia, Colin Renfrew delivers a meticulously researched and passionately argued chronicle about our life on earth, and our ongoing quest to understand it.

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Main Author: Renfrew, Colin, 1937-
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Modern Library, Random House Pub. Group, 2008.
Edition:Modern library ed.
Series:Modern Library chronicles ; v. 30
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Summary:In this invaluable, brief account of human development prior to the last four millennia, Colin Renfrew delivers a meticulously researched and passionately argued chronicle about our life on earth, and our ongoing quest to understand it.
Item Description:"Originally published in the United Kingdom in 2007 by Weidenfeld & Nicolson, London"- -T.p. verso.
Physical Description:xiii, 219 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (p. [201]-204) and index.
ISBN:9780679640974 (alk. paper)
0679640975 (alk. paper)
Author Notes:Colin Renfrew was professor of archaeology from 1981 to 2004, at Cambridge University where he is now a Fellow of the McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research. Also a Fellow of the British Academy, he has won numerous international medals and prizes and was made a life peer in 1991. A leading figure in archaeology worldwide, he is known for his work on the radiocarbon revolution, the prehistory of language, archaeogenetics, and the prevention of looting on archaeological sites. He has led many excavations, especially in Greece. He is co-author, with Paul Bahn, of Archaeology: Theories, Methods, and Practice , the definitive student reference.


From the Hardcover edition.