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HIGHLIGHTS
An authoritative and comprehensive guide to three million years of human history
The book provides the most up-to-date and truly worldwide picture of the development of human societies. Twenty-four noted
scholars cover human history with a level of understanding and expertise that no other textbook can match. The work of these
individual experts has been thoroughly edited and updated to ensure that the book presents a current, coherent, and readable
account. The style of presentation is consistent throughout, and each chapter leads seamlessly to the next.
Effective Pedagogy
Each chapter includes in-text boxes that focus the student's attention on five specific categories of archaeological practice:
key sites; key controversies; key methods; key discoveries; and key developments. Every chapter includes a timeline
highlighting the standard period divisions for the area under discussion and the chronological terminology commonly employed
in each region. There is also an overview of each chapter, a reiteration of the authors' conclusions, and suggestions for
further reading and websites to visit. Finally, specialized terms are explained where they first appear in the book, and a
glossary is provided at the end of the volume for easy reference.
Visually appealing selection of images
The book offers the best illustration program of any textbook in the market: 770 drawings, photos, and maps, 219 of them in
color. Each chapter includes a map showing the location of major sites and regional or cultural groupings.
Student and Instructor Resources
The student website provides a wealth of resources for study and review, including chapter outlines, multiple-choice and
true/false quizzes, a glossary, and useful links to additional material. The instructor website includes an instructor's
manual and 500 PowerPoint and PDF files of images from the text.
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Overview
Table of Contents
Preface
Sample Chapters
Highlights
Quotes
Student web site
and study guide
Instructor resources
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