PATTERNS IN PREHISTORY: Humankind's First Three Million Years. Third Edition

Wenke, Robert J.

ISBN 10: 0195068483 / ISBN 13: 9780195068481

Published by Oxford UK etc~. 1990. Oxford Univ Press, 1990

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grey & red 1/2 cloth hardcover 8vo. (octavo) (small quarto? 9.5"x7.5"). dustwrapper in protective plastic book jacket cover. very fine cond. mint cond. looks new. like new. as new. binding square & tight. covers clean. edges clean. contents free of markings. dustwrapper in very fine cond. not worn or torn or price clipped (no price listed). nice clean copy. no library markings, store stamps, stickers, bookplates, no names, inking, underlining, remainder markings etc~. first printing (#1 in # line) of this third edition. viii+614p. approximately 200 b&w photos, maps, charts & illustrations throughout. bibliography & notes at end of each chapter. index. ancient history. prehistory. archaeology. paleoanthropology. ~This comprehensive review of world prehistory is organized around the five topics central to archaeology: the origins of culture, the development of physically "modern" people, Pleistocene cultures, the establishment of agricultural economies, and the rise of complex states and empires. It presents a coherent philosophy of the field, reflecting the archaeological methods and theories of the 1960s and 70s while reviewing the methodological revisions of the 80s, and relates the archaeological data from hundreds of sites to the great questions of prehistorical change. Thoroughly revised and updated to include new scholarship and the most recent discoveries, the third edition features new material on the Neandertals, Pleistocene cave art, the "Eve"Hypothesis, and ancient Egypt, as well as many new illustrations and an analysis of modern archaeological theory within the context of Western intellectual history.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: PATTERNS IN PREHISTORY: Humankind's First Three Million Years. Third Edition
• Publisher: Oxford UK etc~. 1990. Oxford Univ Press
• Publication Date: 1990
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0195068483
• ISBN 13: 9780195068481
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
• Seller catalogs:
  • prehistory
  • ancient history
  • archaeology

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Synopsis

This comprehensive review of world prehistory is organized around the five topics central to archaeology: the origins of culture, the development of physically "modern" people, Pleistocene cultures, the establishment of agricultural economies, and the rise of complex states and empires. It presents a coherent philosophy of the field, reflecting the "new archaeology" of the 1960s and 70s while reviewing the methodological revisions of the 80s, and relates the archaeological data from hundreds of sites to the great questions of prehistorical change. Thoroughly revised and updated to include new scholarship and the most recent discoveries, the Third Edition features new material on the Neanderthals, Pleistocene cave art, and ancient Egypt, as well as many new illustrations and an analysis of modern archaeological theory within the context of Western intellectual history. Always clear and lively, Patterns in Prehistory is that rare book that will fascinate general readers and scholars alike.