This text provides an integrated discussion of world prehistory and archaeological methods, and emphasizes the relevance of how we know and what we know about our human prehistory. The cornerstone of this book presents an integrated picture of prehistory as an active process of discovery--where methodological issues are not relegated to the opening chapters alone. This Book a la Carte Edition is an unbound, three-hole punched, loose-leaf version of the textbook and provides students the opportunity to personalized their book by incorporating their own notes and taking the portion of the book they The volumes are organised geographically, exploring the evolution of hominins and their expansion from Africa, as well as the formation of states and development in each region of different technologies such as seafaring, metallurgy and Now fully updated in its second edition, Archaeology and Humanity's Story: A Brief Introduction to World Prehistory does not attempt to discuss every archaeologically important site and development in prehistory and early history.
This comprehensive book tells a narrative story of human prehistory to a reader with little or no archaeological experience or background. The volume addresses the study of world prehistory, the archaeological record, process of archaeological research, the dawn of humanity, the first humans and the origins of culture, the emergence of modern humans, the upper Paleolithic Here is a new, fourth edition of this authoritative introductory survey of world prehistory, spanning the past 3,, years and written by a team of twenty-four expert authors.
An integrated picture of prehistory as an active process of discovery. World Prehistory and Archaeology: Pathways through Time, fourth edition, provides an integrated discussion of world prehistory and archaeological methods.
Methodological issues are addressed throughout the text to engage readers. Archaeological methods are introduced in the first two chapters. Succeeding chapters then address the question of how we know the past to provide an integrated presentation of prehistory. The fourth edition involves readers in the current state of archaeological research, revealing how archaeologists work and interpret what they find.
Through the coverage of various new research, author Michael Chazan shows how archaeology is truly a global discipline. World Prehistory and Archaeology provides an integrated discussion of world prehistory and archaeological methods, presenting an up-to-date perspective on what we know about our human prehistory and how we come to know it. Archaeological methods are introduced, following which the question of how we know the past is discussed.
This fifth edition involves readers in the current state of archaeological research, revealing how archaeologists work and interpret what they find. Through the coverage of various new research, author Michael Chazan shows that archaeology is truly a global discipline. This edition will provide students with a necessary grounding in the fundamentals of archaeology, before engaging them with the work that goes into understanding world prehistory.
They will be given the tools to place this knowledge in the context of the modern world, acknowledging the relevance of archaeology to the concerns of today. World Prehistory and Archaeology: Pathways through Time, third edition, provides an integrated discussion of world prehistory and archaeological methods.
The third edition involves readers in the current state of archaeological research, revealing how archaeologists work and interpret what they find. World Prehistory and Archaeology: Pathways through Time integrates world prehistory with a discussion of archaeological methods and techniques--emphasizing the relevance of how we know what we know about our human prehistory. It provides the tools to allow for a lifelong engagement with archaeology, and draws students into the process of archaeological research and discovery.
The author, Michael Chazan, brings students to the cutting edge of archaeological research by presenting the most recent discoveries and theoretical perspectives.
For how we know the past is inseparable from what we know of the past. His text allows students to see that archaeology is a dynamic field in which knowledge is continually refined through scientific inquiry--while providing a sense of the relevance of archaeology in the contemporary world.
While the introduction to archaeological methods in the first two chapters is necessary, the questions of how we know the past are not abandoned at that point. In fact, a number of key features--found within every chapter--have been especially developed for this text in order to draw together an integrated presentation of prehistory for students.
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Appreciate the importance of the archaeological record for understanding contemporary society. This Book a la Carte Edition is an unbound, three-hole punched, loose-leaf version of the textbook and provides students the opportunity to personalized their book by incorporating their own notes and taking the portion of the book they need to class - all at a fraction of the bound book price.
Fagan Brian M. Author : Brian M. This popular introductory textbook provides an overview of more than 3 million years of human prehistory. A truly global account, World Prehistory surveys the latest advances in the study of human origins and describes the great diaspora of modern humans in the millennia which followed as they settled Europe, Asia and the Americas.
Later chapters consider seminal milestones in prehistory: the origins of food production, the colonization of the offshore Pacific and the development of the first more complex human societies based, for the most part, on agriculture and stock raising. Finally, Fagan and Durrani examine the prevailing theories regarding early state-organized societies and the often flamboyant, usually volatile, pre-industrial civilizations which developed in the Old World and the Americas.
Fully updated to reflect new research, controversies, and theoretical debates, this unique book continues to be an ideal resource for the beginner first approaching archaeology. Drawing on the experience of two established writers in the field, World Prehistory is a respected classic which acquaints students with the fascinations of human prehistory. The Cambridge World Prehistory provides a systematic and authoritative examination of the prehistory of every region around the world from the early days of human origins in Africa two million years ago to the beginnings of written history, which in some areas started only two centuries ago.
Through the coverage of various new research, author Michael Chazan shows how archaeology is truly a global discipline. How Humans Evolved Boyd. This text emphasizes the relevance of how we know and what we know about our human prehistory. The Origin Of Modern Humans 5.
Description Reviews Contents Author Subjects. Principles of Accounting Arcbaeology V Crosson. Learning Goals Upon completing this book, readers will be able to: Archaeological methods are introduced in the first chazzn chapters. World Prehistory and Archaeology, 3rd Edition. Putting the Picture Together Part Two: This material is protected under all copyright laws, as they currently exist. The third edition involves readers in the current state of archaeological research, revealing ane archaeologists work and interpret what they find.
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