Reading this book was an absolute pleasure and I would highly recommend it to anyone interested in the human past and in world archaeology, provided you have the time to read through the book at your own pace and really absorb the content. It seemed to me that each chapter was a new experience and a new possibility for further study. The human past: world prehistory and the development of human societies. As an archaeologist, it was incredible to me to realise just how many different places, times and cultures I found interesting as I was reading through. Chris Scarre This paper deals with two intersecting issues of identity: the special identity of communities living on the Channel Islands off the coast of northwest France in the 5th and 4th. Christopher John Scarre, FSA is an academic and writer in the fields of archaeology. There are places included in the book, such as the archaeology of Polynesia, Melanesia and Micronesia, that is rarely mentioned in other general archaeology books and would otherwise require purchasing a separate, much more specific book to get an introduction. As a Danish student of archaeology, having primarily been taught Danish and Northern European archaeology, being able to get a sense of the archaeology of the entire world in one book was incredible. I read it front to back, not because I had to as part of my studies, but because the human past fascinates me. But if you are interested in archaeology, this book is a treasure trove. I also understand that it can be difficult to remember all of the information if you're reading it as part of your studies. I understand what people are saying about information overload and the unwieldy size of the book.
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