The Human Past: World Prehistory & the Development of Human Societies
- ISBN-10
- 0500287813
- ISBN-13
- 9780500287811
- Series
- The Human Past
- Category
- Agriculture, Prehistoric
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2009
- Author
- Christopher Scarre
Description
The Human Past has established itself as the most authoritative introduction to social, cultural, and economic developments in human prehistory.
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- 2013-01-01
- 784 pages
- Paperback
- Thames & Hudson
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