{"product_id":"the-world-from-beginnings-to-4000-bce-9780195167122","title":"The World from Beginnings to 4000 BCE","description":"To be human is to be curious. And one of the things we are most curious about is how we came to be who we are--how we evolved over millions of years to become creatures capable of inquiring into our own evolution. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In this lively and readable introduction, renowned anthropologist Ian Tattersall thoroughly examines both fossil and archaeological records to trace human evolution from the earliest beginnings of our zoological family, Hominidae, through the appearance of \u003cem\u003eHomo sapiens\u003c\/em\u003e to the Agricultural\u003cbr\u003eRevolution. He begins with an accessible overview of evolutionary theory and then explores the major turning points in human evolution: the emergence of the genus \u003cem\u003eHomo\u003c\/em\u003e, the advantages of bipedalism, the birth of the big brain and symbolic thinking, Paleolithic and Neolithic tool making, and finally\u003cbr\u003ethe enormously consequential shift from hunter-gatherer to agricultural societies 10,000 years ago. Focusing particularly on the pattern of events and innovations in human biological and cultural evolution, Tattersall offers illuminating commentary on a wide range of topics, including the earliest\u003cbr\u003eknown artistic expressions, ancient burial rites, the beginnings of language, the likely causes of Neanderthal extinction, the relationship between agriculture and Christianity, and the still unsolved mysteries of human consciousness. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eComplemented by a wealth of illustrations and written with the grace and accessibility for which Tattersall is widely admire, \u003cem\u003eThe World from Beginnings to 4000 BCE\u003c\/em\u003e invites us to take a closer look at the strange and distant beings who, over the course of millions of years, would become us.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ian Tattersall\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/01\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.84lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.41w x 0.55d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780195167122\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/26\/2007 pg. 39\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIan Tattersall\u003c\/strong\u003e is curator at the Anthropology Department of the American Museum of Natural History and Adjunct Professor at Columbia University \u0026amp; CUNY Graduate School\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press, USA","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":39959066116211,"sku":"9.7802E+12","price":104.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_c0f8bf22-8568-467e-896d-f9f2d04ea60e.jpg?v=1648740629","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/the-world-from-beginnings-to-4000-bce-9780195167122","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}