The Prehistoric World Unveiled: 21 Essential Reads
Foundational Writings on Human Origins, Stone Tools, Cave Art, and Ancient CivilizationsBy Henry Fairfield Osborn, William Henry Holmes, John Evans, Emory Adams Allen, William Boyd Dawkins, Conrado O. Benitez, Austin Craig, Robert J. Braidwood, Inigo Jones, Robert W. Neuman, Nancy W. Hawkins, H. C. Shetrone, Jon L. Gibson, L. W. King, Donald A. Mackenzie, Walter Besant, S. Laing, Daniel Sir Wilson, Erik Norman Kjellesvig-Waering, Michael Casilliano, Paul O. McGrew
Length188h 19m
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The Prehistoric World Unveiled: 21 Essential Reads assembles a capacious inquiry into humanity's deep past, moving among archaeology, paleontology, antiquarian scholarship, comparative history, and speculation about vanished cultures. Its selections range from documentary and analytical prose to evocative reconstructions of prehistoric life, tracing artifacts, monuments, migrations, technologies, and extinct creatures. Especially compelling are the volume's engagements with megalithic landscapes, early human societies, and the evidentiary puzzles through which prehistory becomes legible. Drawn from different generations and national traditions, the contributors represent the development of prehistoric studies from nineteenth-century antiquarianism through modern archaeological and anthropological investigation. Their varied methods—close attention to excavated objects, geological strata, architectural remains, oral traditions, and historical comparison—reveal both the achievements and changing assumptions of the disciplines that shaped knowledge of the ancient world. Together, these voices place the collection within the long intellectual transition from conjectural origins narratives to increasingly systematic studies of material culture. This volume is recommended for readers seeking an intellectually rich introduction to the changing interpretation of prehistory. It offers the unusual advantage of encountering multiple scholarly temperaments and literary styles in one book, while inviting critical reflection on evidence, discovery, and cultural inheritance. Students and general readers alike will find an illuminating dialogue between foundational arguments and enduring questions about the human past.
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GenrePsychology, Literary Classics
Length188 hrs 19 mins
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Publish dateMar 4, 2025
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Human Origins
2INTRODUCTION.
3PART I.—HISTORY.
4CHAPTER I. EGYPT.
5CHAPTER II. CHALDÆA.
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6CHAPTER III. OTHER HISTORICAL RECORDS.
7CHAPTER IV. ANCIENT RELIGIONS.
8CHAPTER V. ANCIENT SCIENCE AND ART.
9CHAPTER VI. PREHISTORIC TRADITIONS.
10PART II. EVIDENCE FROM SCIENCE.
11CHAPTER VIII. GEOLOGY AND PALÆONTOLOGY.
12CHAPTER X. QUATERNARY MAN.
13CHAPTER XI. TERTIARY MAN.
14CHAPTER XII. RACES OF MANKIND.
15Footnote
16Prehistoric Men
17Prehistoric Men
18Preface
19HOW WE LEARN about Prehistoric Men
20THE CHANGING WORLD in which Prehistoric Men Lived
21Prehistoric Men THEMSELVES
22Cultural BEGINNINGS
23MORE EVIDENCE of Culture
24EARLY MODERNS
25End and PRELUDE
26THE First Revolution
27THE Conquest of Civilization
28End of PREHISTORY
29Summary
30List of Books
31Men of the Old Stone Age: Their Environment, Life and Art
32PREFACE
33INTRODUCTION
34CHAPTER I
35CHAPTER II
36CHAPTER III
37CHAPTER IV (pt. 1)
38CHAPTER IV (pt. 2)
39CHAPTER V (pt. 1)
40CHAPTER V (pt. 2)
41CHAPTER VI
42APPENDIX
43Ancient Man in Britain
44FOREWORD
45CHAPTER III The Age of the "Red Man" of Wales
46CHAPTER V New Races in Europe
47CHAPTER VIII Neolithic Trade and Industries
48CHAPTER X Celts and Iberians as Intruders and Traders
49CHAPTER XII Druidism in Britain and Gaul
50CHAPTER XIII The Lore of Charms
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