After the Ice

Name: After the Ice
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SKU: 9780753813928
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A Global Human History, 20,000 - 5000 BC

By Prof Steven Mithen

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After the Ice by Prof Steven Mithen explores the world of our ancestors from the end of the last Ice Age to the dawn of agriculture. This historical journey delves into how human societies adapted to climactic changes and developed technologies to thrive in diverse environments. Through archaeological discoveries and imagined reconstructions, the book vividly portrays the transformation of early humans over thousands of years.
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You might enjoy this book if you're fascinated by prehistory and the development of human civilisations following the Ice Age. With vivid narratives and archaeological insights, it offers a compelling glimpse into how climate change and environmental shifts shaped human societies and cultures. Fans of historical and military analysis will appreciate the detailed exploration of humanity's journey from hunter-gatherers to the dawn of agriculture and urban life.

After the Ice

A fantastic voyage through 15,000 years of history that laid the foundations for civilisation as we know it by award-winning science writer Steven Mithen.

Like Simon Schama's sweeping history of the British Isles, this is history on a grand scale 'A big and important book - an ambitious and original and stimulating study' Scotsman 'An exceptional book - what an extraordinary challenge Mithen has tackled with panache. This is a wonderful book that students, specialists or anyone else with curiosity about our early history can enjoy' New Scientist 'In After the Ice, [Steven Mithen] has done for the world what is hinted at in the poetry of one garden...the lucidity of Mithen's thought and prose will inform the professional and illuminate the general reader. After the Ice is that rare event: the right book at the right time' Alan Garner, The Times '[A] brilliant idea...[told with] Mithen's...characteristic virtues: immense erudition, lightly worn; mastery of vast material, wielded with impressive deftness. For clarity of exposition, fluency of language, vividness of imagination, he is unrivalled in his field' Felipe Fernandez-Armesto, Literary Review 'Anyone who reads it will find fresh information and new insights...This is an important book and succeeds in writing about the prehistoric past in a new way' Colin Renfrew, TLS

Description

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 extinctions 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.

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After the Ice by Prof Steven Mithen is praised for opening modern scholarship about ancient history to the general public. The book is considered a sound investment, featuring a wealth of maps and images that enrich the reader's experience. Its erudition and unique approach offer a compelling narrative by summarising contemporary archaeological research, often through the author's personal experiences and recent scientific insights. This work is lauded as a benchmark in its field.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780753813928

Publisher: Orion Publishing Co

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 04 March 2004

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Weidenfeld & Nicolson

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 40.0mm

Width: 217.0mm

Height: 139.0mm

Weight: 707g

Pages: 640

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About the Author

Steven Mithen is Professor of Early Prehistory and head of the School of Human and environmental Sciences at Reading University. Author of numerous books and articles, he has also consulted and appeared on TV and radio programmes about prehistory around the world.