Ancient lives
Subtitle: an introduction to archaeology and prehistory
By: Brian M. Fagan.
Edition: 4th ed.
Publisher: Pearson Prentice Hall
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Upper Saddle River, N.J
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780205738687
Subjects: Archaeology; Antiquities; Excavations (Archaeology); Prehistoric peoples
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: pt. 1. Archaeology : studying ancient times; title: Introducing archaeology and prehistory; title: The record of the past; title: Acquiring the record; title: How did people live?; title: pt. 2. Ancient interactions; title: Individuals and interactions; title: Studying the intangible; title: Explaining the past; title: pt. 3. The world of the first humans; title: Human origins; title: African exodus; title: pt. 4. Modern humans settle the world; title: The great diaspora; title: pt. 5. The first farmers and civilizations; title: The earliest farmers; title: The first civilizations; title: Early Asian civilizations; title: pt. 6. Ancient America; title: Maize, pueblos, and mound builders; title: Mesoamerican civilizations; title: Andean civilizations; title: pt. 7. On being an archaeologist; title: So you want to become an archaeologist.