The Co-evolution of Human Culture and Spherical Artifacts: | Exploring Mysteries of Ancient Stone and Pottery Balls

Honghai Deng

ISBN 10: 3838387031 / ISBN 13: 9783838387031

Published by LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, 2010

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The Co-evolution of Human Culture and Spherical Artifacts: | Exploring Mysteries of Ancient Stone and Pottery Balls | Honghai Deng | Taschenbuch | 84 S. | Englisch | 2010 | LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing | EAN 9783838387031 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: BoD - Books on Demand, In de Tarpen 42, 22848 Norderstedt, info[at]bod[dot]de | Anbieter: preigu.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Co-evolution of Human Culture and Spherical Artifacts: | Exploring Mysteries of Ancient Stone and Pottery Balls
• Publisher: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing
• Publication Date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3838387031
• ISBN 13: 9783838387031
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 220W x 150H x 6D millimeters 220 millimeters width by 150 millimeters height by 6 millimeters depth
• Weight: 143 grams
• Seller catalogs:
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Synopsis

Of all the present-day artifacts, the spherical artifact is the oldest. Excavated evidence shows that stone balls were made and used in the world at least from 1,000,000 years ago. So far people have discovered various sets of stone and pottery balls at ancient sites in a number of world areas. A series of their samples is selected and their photos and stories are presented in the book. They are full of interest and mystery. Any one of them can be a focus for unconstrained thoughts and imaginings. They are still gaps in modern archaeological science. Because of the lack of worldwide systematized materials on these objects, it is too difficult to solve a mystery of one or a set of balls from an individual ancient site. To explore their mysteries, the author established their genealogy and evolution tree and used them to trace the evolution of human cognitive abilities in the oldest scientific fields - counting and calendric lore. This study is interesting for both public and professionals. Let our universe shares the cross-cultural story of human evolution recorded in ancient stone and pottery balls.

About the Author

Honghai Deng, M. Sc.: Published 6 books and 150 academic papers. President at IISG Inc., Edmonton, Shenzheng; Senior Research Fellow of CASS and AS, Visiting Professor of U of A, Columnist, and Director of CSY, conducted many R&D projects with100 reports, recently focused on tracing of evolution of Chinese scientific thought.