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The Human Past: World Prehistory and the Development of Human Societies
The strongest single-volume modern survey of ancient civilizations, edited by Chris Scarre and used as a university textbook in archaeology departments. Covers prehistory through the early state in every major region of the world, with chapters by leading specialists. Heavy but readable. If you are buying one book on ancient civilizations, this is the one.
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📄 784 pages⏱ ~7 hr read📅 2018
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The strongest single-volume modern survey of ancient civilizations, edited by Chris Scarre and used as a university textbook in archaeology departments. Covers prehistory through the early state in every major region of the world, with chapters by leading specialists. Heavy but readable. If you are buying one book on ancient civilizations, this is the one.
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