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Description:A groundbreaking new textbook that brings a highly topical, environmental perspective to the story of how humans have shaped the worldSince taking their first steps on this planet, humans have changed the environment around them. A New Introduction to World Prehistory tells the comprehensive story of human prehistory through the lens of anthropogenic environmental change. Each chapter explains how and why ancient humans transformed the Earth, linking prehistory to today’s greatest global challenge.As they explore this record of the world’s early people and societies, authors Joy McCorriston and Julie Field reject the traditional account of cultural evolution, instead presenting a thematic organization that highlights our Anthropocene narrative. Chapters are devoted to cities and agriculture, but also to such topics as technology, extinction, food production, writing and extractivism. Chapter 9, ‘Individuals and Identity,’ considers human identity and agency in more recent eras, and the book ends with a contemporary chapter that takes a hopeful look at the future.Table of Contents1. Archaeology and the AnthropoceneWhat Is the Anthropocene? The Perspective of Archaeology Polynesia and the North Islands as Laboratories Survey and Excavation How Have Humans Made Their World?2. Discovering Modern Human OriginsDiversity of Homo sapiens and Neanderthals Modern Humans Lascaux Cave and the Human Experience of the Ice Age Additional Human Experiences in the Ice Age Human Culture Begins to Shape the Anthropocene Protecting Cultural DiversityGlobal Timeline 1: Human Origins and Migrations3.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Anthropocene: A New Introduction to World Prehistory. To get started finding Anthropocene: A New Introduction to World Prehistory, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: A groundbreaking new textbook that brings a highly topical, environmental perspective to the story of how humans have shaped the worldSince taking their first steps on this planet, humans have changed the environment around them. A New Introduction to World Prehistory tells the comprehensive story of human prehistory through the lens of anthropogenic environmental change. Each chapter explains how and why ancient humans transformed the Earth, linking prehistory to today’s greatest global challenge.As they explore this record of the world’s early people and societies, authors Joy McCorriston and Julie Field reject the traditional account of cultural evolution, instead presenting a thematic organization that highlights our Anthropocene narrative. Chapters are devoted to cities and agriculture, but also to such topics as technology, extinction, food production, writing and extractivism. Chapter 9, ‘Individuals and Identity,’ considers human identity and agency in more recent eras, and the book ends with a contemporary chapter that takes a hopeful look at the future.Table of Contents1. Archaeology and the AnthropoceneWhat Is the Anthropocene? The Perspective of Archaeology Polynesia and the North Islands as Laboratories Survey and Excavation How Have Humans Made Their World?2. Discovering Modern Human OriginsDiversity of Homo sapiens and Neanderthals Modern Humans Lascaux Cave and the Human Experience of the Ice Age Additional Human Experiences in the Ice Age Human Culture Begins to Shape the Anthropocene Protecting Cultural DiversityGlobal Timeline 1: Human Origins and Migrations3.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Anthropocene: A New Introduction to World Prehistory. To get started finding Anthropocene: A New Introduction to World Prehistory, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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