Ascent To Civilization: The Archaeology of Early Humans

Written by a brilliant archaeologist and beautifully illustrated, this book is an account of the rise and development of human culture, told in terms of its discovery. This book describes how archaeologists actually work... how tools were used... techniques of hunting and gathering food... migrations over continents... strange and beautiful cave paintings... and the developments from agriculture to the written word. This is one of the most wide-ranging and exciting introduction to the human story.