Research Catalog
Patterns in prehistory : humankind's first three million years / Robert J. Wenke.
- Title
- Patterns in prehistory : humankind's first three million years / Robert J. Wenke.
- Author
- Wenke, Robert J.
- Publication
- New York : Oxford University Press, 1984.
Items in the Library & Off-site
Filter by
2 Items
| Status | Vol/Date | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| c.1 | Text | Request in advance | ARC. W 486 p 1984 c.1 | Off-site | |
| c.2 | Text | Request in advance | ARC. W 486 p 1984 c.2 | Off-site |
Holdings
Details
- Description
- xii, 500 p. : ill., maps; 25 cm.
- Summary
- This comprehensive review of world prehistory is organized around the five topics central to archaeology: the origins of culture, the development of physically "modern" people, the Pleistocene cultures, the establishment of agricultural economies, and the rise of complex states and empires. It presents a coherent philosophy of the field, reflecting the "new archaeology" of the 1960s and 70s while reviewing the methodological revisions of the 1980s, and relates the archaeological data from hundreds of sites to the great questions of prehistorical change. Thoroughly revised and brought up to date in light of recent scholarship, the second edition is more compact and even easier to use. It features expanded coverage of Egypt and Mexico, 25 new illustrations, and a wealth of anecdotal material. Clear and lively, Patterns in Prehistory is that rare book that will fascinate general readers and students alike." -- Publisher.
- Subject
- Note
- Includes index.
- Bibliography (note)
- Bibliography: p. 451-487.
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- Contents
- Prehistory, History, and Archaeology -- 2 Fundamentals of Archaeology -- 3 The Origins of Culture -- 4 The Origins of Homo Sapiens Sapiens -- 5 The First Americans -- 6 The Origins of Agriculture -- 7 The Evolution of Complex Societies -- 8 The Origins of Complex Societies in Southwest Asia -- 9 The Origins of Complex Societies in Egypt -- 10 The Evolution of Complex Societies in the Indus Valley -- 11 The Evolution of Complex Societies in China -- 12 Later States and Empires of the Old World -- 13 The Evolution of Complex Societies in Mesoamerica -- 14 The Evolution of Complex Societies in Andean South America -- 15 Early Cultural Complexity in North America -- 16 Prehistory in Perspective.
- ISBN
- 0195034414
- 0195034422 (pbk.)
- LCCN
- ^^^83022033^
- OCLC
- 10045945
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library