After the Ice - A Global Human History, 20,000 - 5000 BC (Paperback, New ed)

Twenty thousand years ago Earth was in the midst of an ice age. Then global warming arrived, leading to massive floods, the spread of forests and the retreat of the deserts. By 5,000 BC a radically different human world had appeared. In place of hunters and gatherers there were farmers; in place of transient campsites there were towns. The foundations of our modern world had been laid and nothing that came after - the industrial revolution, the atomic age, the internet - have ever matched the significance of those events. After the Ice tells the story of climate change's impact during this momentous period - one that also saw the colonisation of the Americas and mass extictions of animals throughout the world. Drawing on the latest cutting-edge research in archaeology, cognitive science, paleontology, geology and the evolutionary sciences, Steven Mithen creates an evocative, original and remarkably complete picture of minds, cultures, lives and landscapes through 15,000 years of history.

General

Imprint:	Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	March 2004
Authors:	Steven Mithen
Dimensions:	214 x 136 x 47mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Sewn
Pages:	622
Edition:	New ed
ISBN-13:	978-0-7538-1392-8
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > World history > BCE to 500 CE Books > Humanities > Archaeology > Archaeology by period / region > Prehistoric archaeology Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Anthropology > General Books > History > World history > BCE to 500 CE
LSN:	0-7538-1392-0
Barcode:	9780753813928

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