For courses in introduction to World Prehistory, this text provides a narrative account of human prehistory from the earliest times through the earliest civilizations. Written in a jargon-free, easily accessible…

World Prehistory: The Basics tells the compelling story of human prehistory, from our African origins to the spectacular pre-industrial civilizations and cities of the more recent past.

A Brief History of Archaeology details early digs and covers the development of archaeology as a multidisciplinary science, the modernization of meticulous excavation methods during the twentieth century, and the…