The human past
Subtitle: world prehistory & the development of human societies
By: edited by Chris Scarre
Edition: Third edition [completely revised and updated].
Publisher: Thames & Hudson
Published: 2013
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 784
ISBN-13: 9780500290644
Subjects: Archaeology; Societies; Prehistoric peoples; Social life and customs; Economic conditions; Human evolution; Homme; Évolution; Mœurs et coutumes
Other titles: World prehistory & the development of human societies; World prehistory and the development of human societies; Prehistory & the development of human societies; Prehistory and the development of human societies
Notes: Remainder of edition statement from p. [4] of cover.

Previous edition: New York : Thames & Hudson, c2009; 2nd ed.; LC control number: 2010291302; LC call number: GN740.H86 2009; ISBN's: 9780500287811, 0500287813.

Originally published: New York, N.Y. : Thames & Hudson, 2005, 1st ed., LC control number: 2004109562, LC call number: GN281.H8485 2005, Dewey number: 599.93/8 22, 9780500285312 0500285314.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 724-758) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction : the study of the human past; title: pt. I. The evolution of humanity. African origins; title: Hominin dispersals in the Old World; title: The rise of modern humans; title: pt. II. After the ice. The world transformed : from foragers and farmers to states and empires; title: From foragers to complex societies in southwest Asia; title: East Asian agriculture and its impact; title: Australia and the Pacific basin during the Holocene; title: Origins of food-producing economies in the Americas; title: Holocene Africa; title: Holocene Europe; title: Peoples and complex societies of ancient southwest Asia; title: The Mediterranean world; title: South Asia : from early villages to Buddhism; title: Complex societies of east and southeast Asia; title: Mesoamerican civilization; title: From village to empire in South America; title: Complex societies of North America; title: The human past : retrospect and prospect.