The Human Past: (Fifth Edition) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0500296316 ISBN 13: 9780500296318

Publisher: Thames and Hudson Ltd, 2024

Synopsis

Fifteen new contributors bring fresh perspectives to the fifth edition of The Human Past, the most authoritative introduction to world prehistory, revealing our shared human story with the latest scholarship

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About the Author

Chris Scarre is Professor of Archaeology at Durham University, UK. He has also served as editor of the Cambridge Archaeological Journal and more recently of the leading archaeology journal Antiquity. There are 30 contributing authors to this new edition of The Human Past. All are based at prestigious institutions across the world, and a number of the contributors are originally from their specialist regions of study.

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Fifteen new contributors bring fresh perspectives to the fifth edition of The Human Past, the most authoritative introduction to world prehistory, revealing our shared human story with the latest scholarship.

Thoroughly updated by its team of authors, including 15 leading specialists new to this edition, this fifth edition introduces students to a more equitable and representative view of world prehistory. A total of 30 contributing authors – a truly international team of experts – introduce the enormou

Edition details

• Publisher: Thames and Hudson Ltd
• Publication date: 2024
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0500296316
• ISBN 13: 9780500296318
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 5
• Number of pages: 720
• Editor: Scarre Chris