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Ancient Civilizations
Ancient Civilizations
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Ancient Civilizations provides a comprehensive and straightforward account of the world's first civilizations, drawing on archaeological excavations, surveys, laboratory work, and historical and ethnohistorical records. It covers the earliest civilizations in Eurasia and the Americas, subsequent developments in Southwest Asia, Greece and Rome, sub-Saharan Africa, East and Southeast Asia, and Mesoamerica and the Andes. It includes features to support student learning, such as images, feature boxes, and an extensive guide to further reading.
Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 686 pages
Publication date: 08 April 2021
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Ancient Civilizations is a comprehensive and accessible account of the emergence and development of the world's first civilizations, drawing on a wide range of inquiry methods, including archaeological excavations, surveys, laboratory work, specialized scientific investigations, and historical and ethnohistorical records. This book spans the earliest civilizations in Eurasia and the Americas, encompassing Egypt and the Sumerians, the Indus Valley, Shang China, and the Maya. It also delves into subsequent developments in Southwest Asia, moving on to the first Aegean civilizations, Greece and Rome, the first states in sub-Saharan Africa, divine kings and empires in East and Southeast Asia, and the Aztec and Inka empires of Mesoamerica and the Andes.
To enhance student learning, the book features a wealth of visual materials, including several new illustrations, feature boxes that provide in-depth explanations of key sites, artifacts, and written sources, and an extensive guide to further reading. Moreover, this fifth edition has been extensively updated in light of recent discoveries and cutting-edge theoretical advancements, offering fresh perspectives on the origin and collapse of states, including a review of sustainability issues.
Examining pre-industrial civilizations from a multidisciplinary perspective, this volume offers a comparative analysis of the field, exploring the interconnectedness of all civilizations worldwide. It serves as a unique introduction to pre-industrial civilizations, presenting them in all their remarkable diversity. Students of Archaeology will find this book invaluable in their studies.
Weight: 1648g
Dimension: 254 x 176 x 43 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780367708658
Edition number: 5 New edition
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