The human past [Texte imprimé] : world prehistory & the development of human societies / edited by Chris Scarre

Bibliogr. p. 724-758

Introduction : the study of the human past -- pt. I. The evolution of humanity. African origins -- Hominin dispersals in the Old World -- The rise of modern humans -- pt. II. After the ice. The world transformed : from foragers and farmers to states and empires -- From foragers to complex societies in southwest Asia -- East Asian agriculture and its impact -- Australia and the Pacific basin during the Holocene -- Origins of food-producing economies in the Americas -- Holocene Africa -- Holocene Europe -- Peoples and complex societies of ancient southwest Asia -- The Mediterranean world -- South Asia : from early villages to Buddhism -- Complex societies of east and southeast Asia -- Mesoamerican civilization -- From village to empire in South America -- Complex societies of North America -- The human past : retrospect and prospect