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020			_a9780198803515
041			_aEnglish
082	0	4	_a930 _223 _bGOS
100	1		_aGosden, Chris,
245	1	0	_aPrehistory : _bA Very Short Introduction / _cChris Gosden.
250			_aSecond edition.
250			_aFully updated new edition.
260			_aOxford : _bOxford University Press, _c©2018
300			_axviii, 132 pages : _billustrations, maps ; _c18 cm.
505	0		_t1. Rethinking prehistory _t2. The history of prehistory _t3. In the beginning : African origins and global movements _t4. The long-term history of Europe and Asia _t5. Continental fusion : connections across Europe, Asia, and Africa _t6. New worlds : the Americas, Australia, and the Pacific _t7. Final thoughts. _t8. Further reading
520			_a"Prehistory covers the period of some 4 million years before the start of written history, when our earliest ancestors, the Australopithecines, existed in Africa. But this is relatively recent compared to the whole history of the earth of some 4.5 billion years. A key aspect of prehistory is that it provides a sense of scale, throwing recent ways of life into perspective. Humans and their ancestors lived in many different ways and the cultural variety we see now is just a tiny fraction of that which has existed over millions of years. Humans are part of the broader evolution of landscapes and communities of plants and animals, but Homo sapiens is also the only species to have made a real impact on planetary systems. To understand such an impact, we need a grasp of our longest term development and ways of life. In this new edition of his Very Short Introduction, Chris Gosden invites us to think seriously about who we are by considering who we have been. As he explains, many new discoveries have been made in archaeology over the last ten years, and a new framework for prehistory is emerging. A greater understanding of Chinese and central Asian prehistory has thrown Eurasian prehistory in quite a different light, with flows of the influence of culture over large areas now evident. This has eaten away at the traditional view of human progress around the invention of agriculture, the development of cities and (much later) the industrial revolution, and given us new geographies to think about. Chris Gosden explores the new landscape of our prehistory, and considers the way the different geographical locations weave together."--Publisher information.
650		0	_aHistory, Ancient.
650		0	_aCivilization, Ancient.
650		7	_aHISTORY / Reference.
650		7	_aCivilization, Ancient.
650		7	_aHistory, Ancient.
942			_2ddc _cBOOKS
100	1		_d1955- _eauthor.
490	1		_aVery short introductions ; _v96
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 123-126) and index.
650		7	_2bisacsh
650		7	_2fast
650		7	_2fast
830		0	_aVery short introductions ; _v96.
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