Ancient Lives

An Introduction to Archaeology and Prehistory
6. New Auflage 2016
ISBN: 978-1-138-18879-2
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 558 Seiten, Format (B × H): 179 mm x 254 mm, Gewicht: 1191 g

Focusing on sites of key significance and the world’s first civilizations, Ancient Lives is an accessible and engaging textbook which introduces complete beginners to the fascinating worlds of archaeology and prehistory. Drawing on their impressive combined experience of the field and the classroom, the authors use a jargon-free narrative style to enliven the major developments of more than three million years of human life.
First introducing the basic principles, methods and theoretical approaches of archaeology, the book then provides a summary of world prehistory from a global perspective, exploring human origins and the reality of life in the archaic world. Later chapters describe the development of agriculture and animal domestication and the emergence of cities, states, and pre-industrial civilizations in widely separated parts of the world. With this new edition updated to reflect the latest discoveries and research in the discipline, Ancient Lives continues to be a comprehensive and essential introduction to archaeology.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Fagan, Brian M.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Part IArchaeology: Studying Ancient TimesChapter 1Introducing Archaeology and PrehistoryChapter 2The Record of the PastChapter 3Acquiring the RecordChapter 4How Did People Live?
Part IIAncient InteractionsChapter 5Individuals and InteractionsChapter 6Studying the IntangibleChapter 7Explaining the Past
Part IIIThe World of the First HumansChapter 8Human OriginsChapter 9African Exodus
Part IVModern Humans Settle the WorldChapter 10The Great Diaspora
Part VThe First Farmers and CivilizationsChapter 11The Earliest FarmersChapter 12The First CivilizationsChapter 13Early Asian Civilizations
Part VIAncient AmericaChapter 14Maize, Pueblos, and Earthwork BuildersChapter 15Mesoamerican CivilizationsChapter 16Andean Civilizations
Part VIIOn Being an ArchaeologistChapter 17 So You Want to Become an Archaeologist

Über Autor(innen)

Brian M. Fagan is one of the world’s leading archaeological writers and an internationally recognized authority on world prehistory. He is Emeritus Professor of Anthropology at the University of California, Santa Barbara.
Nadia Durrani is a Cambridge University-trained archaeologist and writer, with a PhD from University College, London, in Arabian archaeology. She is former editor of Britain’s best-selling archaeology magazine, Current World Archaeology and has authored and edited many articles and books on archaeology from every corner of the globe.