World Prehistory : A Brief Introduction (Paperback, 10 ed)

Preface A Note on Chronologies and Measurements PART I: PREHISTORY Introduction: Archaeology and Prehistory 1 Introducing World Prehistory PART II: THE WORLD OF THE FIRST HUMANS Introduction: Beginnings 2 Human Origins 3 African Exodus PART III: THE BIRTH OF THE MODERN WORLD Introduction: Moderns, Migrations, and Farmers 4 Diaspora 5 The Origins of Food Production 6 The Earliest Farmers 7 Chiefs and Chiefdoms PART IV: EARLY CIVILIZATIONS Introduction: Old World Civilizations 8 State-Organized Societies 9 Mesopotamia and the Eastern Mediterranean World 10 Egypt and Africa 11 South, Southeast, and East Asia PART V: PRE-INDUSTRIAL STATES IN THE AMERICAS Introduction: Mesoamerican and Andean States 12 Lowland Mesoamerica13 Highland Mesoamerica14 Andean Civilizations Epilogue Glossary of Technical Terms Glossary of Archaeological Sites and Cultural terms