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Development of social complexity in the Liaoxi area, northeast China
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Xinwei Li |
"This work is a case study focusing on the long-term unique evolutionary trajectory of the prehistoric Liaoxi area, Northeast China. The emergence and dramatic decline of the Hongshan complex societi… |
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Meet mammoth
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Ian Fraser |
Two cavemen, Ogg and Bob, capture a mammoth and then try to train him as a pet. |
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The lost Americans
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Frank C. Hibben |
The story of the discovery of Stone Age man in America, beginning with the 1925 find of bones and odd shaped spearheads near Folsom, New Mexico. |
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The first people
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Henri de Saint-Blanquat |
Traces the evolution of human beings from the creation of the universe to the advent of the Neanderthals. Also discusses how archaeologists use available evidence to reconstruct the past. |
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The Bone Readers
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Claudio Tuniz |
Eminent scientists set the record straight for readers puzzled by the myriad of claims and counterclaims about Australia's prehistory, arguing that many popular theories are based on misinterpretatio… |
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Painters of the caves
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Patricia Lauber |
Describes the 1994 discovery made in Chauvet, France, of a cave with Stone Age rock paintings, and discusses the significance of cave art to people living in prehistoric as well as modern times. |
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Escape from Evil
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Ernest Becker |
An exploration of the natural history of evil. |
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Discovering ancient Ireland
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Kelli Ann Malone |
Ireland's prehistoric structures have an enduring attraction that has engaged the imagination of so many who come to study and admire these monuments. This book is a clear and accessible guide to the… |
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Signs of life
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Jean Ferris |
Unable to grieve after the death of her twin sister, seventeen-year-old Hannah accompanies her parents to Lascaux, France, where she visits the caves and discovers an astonishing connection between h… |
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The statues that walked
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Terry L. Hunt |
The monumental statues of Easter Island, both so magisterial and so forlorn, gazing out in their imposing rows over the island's barren landscape, have been the source of great mystery ever since the… |
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Kali's song
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Jeanette Winter |
Thousands and thousands of years ago, a young boy gets his first hunting bow and learns to shoot, but he prefers to use the bow to make music. |
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A companion to rock art
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Peter Marius Veth,Jo McDonald |
"This unique guide provides an artistic and archaeological journey deep into human history, exploring the petroglyphic and pictographic forms of rock art produced by the earliest humans to contempora… |
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Everyday life in prehistoric times
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Marjorie Quennell |
“This factual account, based upon the findings of archaeologists, reconstructs in imaginative fashion the day-today life of our prehistoric ancestors. With photographs and numerous animated line draw… |
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Ancestral appetites
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Kristen J. Gremillion |
"This book explores the relationship between prehistoric people and their food - what they ate, why they ate it, and how researchers have pieced together the story of past foodways from material trac… |
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The Ancient Human Occupation of Britain
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Nick Ashton |
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Mordosauri in mare... tesoro da salvare!
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Elisabetta Dami |
Prehistoric mouse Geronimo Stiltonoot and his family help a shipwrecked rodent search for a missing treasure that can help him return home. |
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Dinosauro che dorme non piglia topi!
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Elisabetta Dami |
It is the night of the big Cavemouse Idol competition, but Geronimo Stiltonoot is not there because he has a cold. But when it is discovered that the contest's valuable grand prize has been stolen, G… |
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Secrets of the ice man
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Dorothy Hinshaw Patent |
Describes the examination of the Ice Man, his clothing and equipment, found in the Alps near the Austrian-Italian border in September 1991 and thought to be more than 4000 years old. |
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Gods and warriors
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Michelle Paver |
In the turbulent world of the Mediterranean Bronze Age, Hylas, a lowly twelve-year-old goatherd, thief, and outsider, journeys from the Greek mountains to Crete and Egypt, making allies with animals,… |
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Ancient civilizations
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Grolier Educational (Firm) |
A multi-volume encyclopedia with alphabetically arranged topics relating to ancient civilizations and the discovery of famous archaeological sites. |
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