Prehistoric Men


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(4.5 stars; 18 reviews)

This little book, first published in 1948, is part of the Chicago Natural History Popular History series that explains difficult subjects in ways and terms we all can understand. It was published at a time in Anthropology when exciting things like carbon dating were first being used and refined. "Prehistory means the time before written history began. Actually, more than 99 per cent of man’s story is prehistory. Man is at least half a million years old, but he did not begin to write history (or to write anything) until about 5,000 years ago. The men who lived in prehistoric times left us no history books, but they did unintentionally leave a record of their presence and their way of life. This record is studied and interpreted by different kinds of scientists." - Summary by the author and phil chenevert (5 hr 32 min)

Chapitres

How We Learn about Prehistoric Men 19:04 Lu par SK
The Changing World in Which Prehistoric Men Lived 9:55 Lu par SK
Prehistoric Men Themselves 33:42 Lu par SK
Cultural Beginnings 36:42 Lu par Deon Gines
More Evidence of Culture 25:12 Lu par SK
Early Moderns 31:25 Lu par SK
End and Prelude 57:18 Lu par Deon Gines
The First Revolution 44:51 Lu par SK
The Conquest of Civilization 35:47 Lu par Deon Gines
End of Prehistory 29:00 Lu par SK
Summary 9:05 Lu par SK

Critiques

An Interesting Period Piec


(3.5 stars)

This was a facinating audiobook. I'm a big fan of anthropology and I always love reading about it. But the most interesting thing about this book specifically is that it's a snapshot of what anthropology was like in the 40s. It's a perspective I haven't gotten before. However, I'd only reccomend this book if you already have a grasp on anthropology because some of what he says doesn't reflect modern theory.

Was great


(5 stars)

enjoyed the audiobook very much

actually an interesting book; excellent reader!


(4 stars)