Origins and revolutions : human identity in earliest prehistory /

In this study Clive Gamble presents and questions two of the most famous descriptions of change in prehistory. The first is the 'human revolution', when evidence for art, music, religion and language first appears. The second is the economic and social revolution of the Neolithic period. G...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Gamble, Clive
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : Cambridge University Press, 2007.
Subjects:
Human beings > Origin.
Social evolution.
Tools, Prehistoric.
Art, Prehistoric.
Neolithic period.
Agriculture > Origin.
Material culture.
Technology and civilization.
Cultural Evolution
Homme > Origines.
Évolution sociale.
Outils préhistoriques.
Art préhistorique.
Néolithique.
Agriculture > Origines.
Culture matérielle.
Technologie et civilisation.
material culture (discipline)
Neolithic.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • The neolithic revolution
  • The human revolution
  • Metaphors for origins
  • Bodies, instruments and containers
  • The accumulation and enchainment of identity
  • Consuming and fragmenting people and things
  • A prehistory of human technology : 3 million to 5,000 years ago
  • Did agriculture change the world?

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