02514cam a22004098i 4500 22252768 OSt 20231204145030.0 210924t20222022nyu b 001 0 eng 2021035078 9781316515426 (Hardback) 9781009011990 (Paperback) 9781009025492 (ePub) DLC eng DLC rda DLC pcc GN740 .B377 2022 569.9 BAR/H Barsky, Deborah, 1962- author. 10005 Human prehistory : exploring the past to understand the future / Deborah Barsky, The Catalan Institute of Human Paleoecology and Social Evolution. First Edition. 2212 New York : Cambridge University Press, 2022. © 2022. pages cm text txt rdacontent unmediated n rdamedia volume nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and index. "More than 3 million years ago in Africa, our early ancestors began to systematically modify rocks into useable tools, thus inventing the first technologies that eventually permitted humans to dominate all life forms on the planet. In this book, Deborah Barsky offers a long-term evolutionary perspective on human culture and its relationship with technology. Using scientific information and examples from the global archaeological record, she follows the remarkable human journey from the early phases of prehistory and shows how it has led humans to a dangerously uncertain future. Her archaeological approach enables a fresh perspective regarding important issues that plague contemporary society, such as racism, the digital revolution, human migrations, terrorism, and war. Written in an accessible style, Barsky's book demonstrates how insights into the distant past serve as a tool for understanding the present and building a sustainable future for all life on planet Earth"-- Provided by publisher. Antiquities, Prehistoric. Prehistoric peoples. Archaeology. Online version : Barsky, Deborah, 1962- Human prehistory First Edition. New York : Cambridge University Press, 2022 9781009025492 (DLC) 2021035079 7 rip orignew 1 ecip 20 y-gencatlg ddc BK 569.9 BAR/H 569.9 BAR/H 0 0 ddc 0 0 SCIENCE MES MES HIS 2023-12-04 0 569.9 BAR/H 44033 2023-12-04 14:51:08 3183.10 2023-12-04 BK GL42R2 43852 43852