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Civilizations

Jane McIntosh, Clint Twist

  • 240 pages · about 4 hours
  • First published 2001
  • 4 editions
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1 About this book

An overview of the first 10,000 years of human existence, from the time of the first farming settlements to the overthrow of the American civilizations of the Incas and Aztecs.

Good for readers who want: nature, ancient history, and history.

  • Natural history
  • Habitat
  • Wilderness areas
  • Ancient History
  • History
  • Civilization, ancient
  • Ancient Civilization
  • Civilization

2 About Jane McIntosh

Born 1950

Jane R. McIntosh is a Scottish archaeologist and author. McIntosh obtained a PhD from the University of Cambridge on contacts between the Indus Valley Civilisation and Mesopotamia. She then began writing popular books about archaeology. Her first book, The Practical Archaeologist (1986), has been described as a "key reference" and is recommended as an introduction to archaeology for beginners.

Bio adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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