{"title":"Grant S. McCall","description":"\u003cp\u003eGrant S. McCall offers compelling insights into the deep past, blending archaeology and history to illuminate the origins of humanity and ancient civilizations. His works invite readers to explore the profound journey of human development before the dawn of the modern age.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThrough detailed research and engaging narrative, McCall’s books provide a thoughtful examination of early human societies and their environments. Ideal for enthusiasts of \u003cem\u003eHistory \u0026amp; Military\u003c\/em\u003e, his writing enriches our understanding of how ancient peoples shaped the world we inhabit today.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"before-modern-humans-by-grant-s-mccall-9781611322231","title":"Before Modern Humans","description":"This fascinating volume, assessing Lower and Middle Pleistocene African prehistory, argues that the onset of the Middle Stone Age marks the origins of landscape use patterns resembling those of modern human foragers. Inaugurating a paradigm shift in our understanding of modern human behavior, Grant McCall argues that this transition—related to the origins of “home base” residential site use—occurred in mosaic fashion over the course of hundreds of thousands of years. He concludes by proposing a model of brain evolution driven by increasing subsistence diversity and intensity against the backdrop of larger populations and Pleistocene environmental unpredictability. McCall argues that human brain size did not arise to support the complex patterns of social behavior that pervade our lives today, but instead large human brains were co-opted for these purposes relatively late in prehistory, accounting for the striking archaeological record of the Upper Pleistocene.","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47932128755948,"sku":"9781611322231","price":102.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781611322231-before-modern-humans.jpg?v=1783852117"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/grant-s-mccall.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}