World Prehistory: An Outline
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Condition: Good to fair. Paperback, worn spine. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.
Long before the first cities rose or the first words were written, humanity carved its story into bone, stone, and earth — and World Prehistory: An Outline by Grahame Clark reconstructs that story with remarkable scholarly precision. This foundational academic work presents a sweeping synthesis of prehistoric human development across the globe, tracing the arc of human culture from the earliest tool-making hominids through the emergence of complex agrarian societies. Clark, writing as Disney Professor of Archaeology at the University of Cambridge, draws on an extraordinary breadth of archaeological evidence to chart the migrations, technologies, and cultural innovations that shaped our species long before recorded history began. A cornerstone of 20th-century archaeological scholarship, this work argues that prehistory must be understood not as a series of isolated regional events, but as an interconnected global narrative. Clark's prose is authoritative yet accessible, distilling decades of fieldwork and comparative research into a concise but richly detailed survey. His command of the material — from Palaeolithic cave art to Neolithic settlement patterns — invites readers to reconsider what it means to be human, leaving one to wonder just how much of our modern world was already written in those ancient stones.
Author: Grahame Clark
Format: Paperback
Published: 1965, Cambridge University Press
Genre: Archaeology
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good to fair. Paperback, worn spine. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.
Long before the first cities rose or the first words were written, humanity carved its story into bone, stone, and earth — and World Prehistory: An Outline by Grahame Clark reconstructs that story with remarkable scholarly precision. This foundational academic work presents a sweeping synthesis of prehistoric human development across the globe, tracing the arc of human culture from the earliest tool-making hominids through the emergence of complex agrarian societies. Clark, writing as Disney Professor of Archaeology at the University of Cambridge, draws on an extraordinary breadth of archaeological evidence to chart the migrations, technologies, and cultural innovations that shaped our species long before recorded history began. A cornerstone of 20th-century archaeological scholarship, this work argues that prehistory must be understood not as a series of isolated regional events, but as an interconnected global narrative. Clark's prose is authoritative yet accessible, distilling decades of fieldwork and comparative research into a concise but richly detailed survey. His command of the material — from Palaeolithic cave art to Neolithic settlement patterns — invites readers to reconsider what it means to be human, leaving one to wonder just how much of our modern world was already written in those ancient stones.