A sweeping look at how life evolves across ages, continents, and climates.
This volume surveys how mammals and early humans arose and moved, tracing migrations from Africa into Europe and Asia. It links fossil clues with climatic shifts to explain the rise and spread of different animal groups, from mollusc-eaters and lake-dwellers to the first farming peoples. The account blends landscape, culture, and biology to show a long arc of change before historic times.
- See how land bridges, coastlines, and oceans shaped animal and human movements.
- Learn about early European settlers and the tools, diets, and crafts they developed.
- Understand how new animal groups like hoofed mammals and carnivores appeared and spread.
- Follow a timeline from the Eocene through the Pleistocene, with key milestones in mammal evolution.
Ideal for readers curious about the deep roots of human history and the natural world around us.