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Early Humans (Paperback)
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Early Humans (Paperback)
Series: Collins New Naturalist Library, Book 134
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Our understanding of the British Palaeolithic and Mesolithic has
changed dramatically over the last three decades, and yet not since
H. J. Fleure's A Natural History of Man in Britain (1951) has the
New Naturalist Library included a volume focused on the study of
early humans and their environment. In this long overdue new book,
distinguished archaeologist Nick Ashton uncovers the most recent
findings, following the remarkable survival and discovery of bones,
stone tools and footprints which allow us to paint a picture of the
first human visitors to this remote peninsula of north-west Europe.
As part of the Ancient Human Occupation of Britain project and
subsequent research, Ashton is involved in an unrivalled
collaborative effort involving archaeologists, palaeontologists,
and earth scientists at different British institutes, including the
Natural History Museum and the British Museum. Using an
interdisciplinary approach, the book explores the latest
discoveries such as footprints at Happisburgh, Norfolk that are
thought to be nearly one million years old, flint artefacts at
Pakefield in Suffolk and mammoth remains at West Runton, among
others. These remarkable remnants help our quest to unravel the
interactions between the changing environments and their ancient
human occupants, as well as their lifestyles and migrations. Early
humans colonised our remote corner of the European mainland time
and again, despite being faced with ice age climates with
far-reaching consequences. Setting the scene on the Norfolk coast
almost a million years ago, Ashton tells the story of the fauna,
flora and developing geography of Britain against the backdrop of
an ever-changing climate. Above all, he explores how early people
began as brief visitors to this wild remote land, but over time
through better ways of acquiring food and developing new
technologies, they began to tame, shape and dominate the
countryside we see today.
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