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Making civilizations : the world before 600 /

From the History of the World series, Making Civilizations traces the origins of large-scale organized human societies. Led by archaeologist Hans-Joachim Gehrke, a distinguished group of scholars lays out latest findings about Neanderthals, the Agrarian Revolution, the founding of imperial China, th...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Gehrke, Hans-Joachim (Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, Massachusetts : Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, [2020]
Series:History of the world (Belknap Press)
Subjects:
Civilization, Ancient.
World history.
Classical antiquities.
Mediterranean Region > Antiquities.
Middle East > Antiquities.
China > Antiquities.
South Asia > Antiquities.
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Summary:From the History of the World series, Making Civilizations traces the origins of large-scale organized human societies. Led by archaeologist Hans-Joachim Gehrke, a distinguished group of scholars lays out latest findings about Neanderthals, the Agrarian Revolution, the founding of imperial China, the world of Western classical antiquity and more.
Physical Description:vii, 1206 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780674047174
0674047176