After the Ice

1 About this book

"After the Ice is the story of a momentous period: one in which a seemingly minor alteration in temperature could bring anything from the spread of lush woodland to apocalyptic floods - and one that contains the origins of civilisation itself.

For, by its close, dogs, sheep and cattle had been domesticated; rice, wheat and cotton were being harvested; and permanent villages and towns had sprung up, supporting specialist craftsmen, priests, chiefs and newly developed religious beliefs. Indeed, even those who did not adopt farming and continued to live as hunter-gatherers had radically changed the way they lived."

Good for readers who want: ancient history, history, and a long read.

• Anthropology
• Ancient History
• History, Ancient
• History
• Social evolution
• Civilization, ancient
• Prehistoric peoples
• Traditional societies