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1	People of the Earth: An Introduction to World Prehistory more books like this by Brian M Fagan add to wishlist The story of human history throughout the world is told in this book, from the origins of humankind to the beginnings of literate civilizations. Fagan does not favour any specific theoretical position. This eighth edition includes recent developments and emerging topics such as cultural complexity among hunter-gatherers and the origins of ... see all copies from £3.32! new only from £30.79! \| first editions
2	The Great Journey: The Peopling of Ancient America more books like this by Brian M Fagan add to wishlist How, where, when, and why did human beings take the first steps in their journey to populate North America? First published in 1987, The Great Journey tells the story of Brian Fagan's search for the first Americans - one of archaeology's great controversies. An enhanced edition of this dramatic narrative and real-life mystery follows the trail of ... see all copies from £3.09! new only from £6.78! \| first editions
3	Ancient North America: The Archaeology of a Continent more books like this by Brian M Fagan add to wishlist The entire course of native American history is traced in this book, from the first appearance of humans in the New World, more than 14,000 years ago, to the cataclysmic aftermath of European settlement. This text has been completely revised and expanded. It includes an updated account of controversies over first settlement, and new material on ... see all copies from £5.57! new only from £19.81! \| first editions
4	The Long Summer: How Climate Changed Civilization more books like this by Brian M Fagan add to wishlist The Earth's climate has always been in flux: glacial periods and warm ones have slowly and relentlessly alternated for millennia. But the period of global warming of the last 15,000 years is without precedent, and it set the conditions which enabled civilization to arise. It is our 'long summer'. From the almost unimaginably hostile climate of the ... see all copies from £4.91! new only from £9.59! \| first editions
5	The Little Ice Age: How Climate Made History 1300-1850 more books like this by Brian M Fagan add to wishlist This study of how history--including, for example, the Irish potato famine--was affected by climate and weather focuses on "the little Ice Age," the period from the 14th through the 19th centuries. Fagan closes with a chapter on global warming and the lessons that can be drawn from evidence he presented. see all copies from £7.12! new only from £7.77! \| first editions
6	Eyewitness to Discovery: First-Person Accounts of More Than Fifty of the World's Greatest Archaeological Discoveries more books like this by Brian M Fagan (Editor) add to wishlist Archaeology has an aura of romance and a long history of startling discoveries wrested from clinging soil. Indeed, patience and persistence can lead to spectacular finds, as they did for Howard Carter in November 1922. After seven years searching the Egyptian desert, Carter discovered the tomb of Tutankhamun, and in these vivid words he described ... see all copies from £1.40! new only from £8.73! \| first editions
7	Floods, Famines, and Emperors El Nino and the Fate of Civilizations more books like this by Brian M Fagan add to wishlist Archaeologist Brian Fagan shows that short-term climate shifts, far have been a majorand hitherto unrecognizedforce in history. In 199798, El Nio disrupted weather patterns the world over. Europe suffered a record freeze, the American West was hit by terrible floods and snowstorms, and drought brought famine to East Africa and forest fires to ... see all copies from £3.09! new only from £3.09! \| signed copies \| first editions
8	The Great Warming: Climate Change and the Rise and Fall of Civilizations more books like this by Brian M Fagan add to wishlist As he did in his bestselling "The Little Ice Age," anthropologist and historian Fagan reveals how subtle changes in the environment have had far-reaching effects on human life, in a narrative that sweeps from the Arctic ice cap to the Sahara to the Indian Ocean. see all copies from £7.41! new only from £12.01! \| first editions
9	World Prehistory: A Brief Introduction more books like this by Brian M Fagan add to wishlist The compact edition of Brian Fagan's bestselling People of the Earth offers a brief survey of world archaeology. This comprehensive text gives students a clear overview of the major issues and theoretical debates. For the new edition there are new chapters on the study of world prehistory and the origins of civilization and increased coverage of ... see all copies from £4.95! new only from £6.63! \| first editions
10	Archaeology: A Brief Introduction more books like this by Brian M Fagan add to wishlist For introductory level courses in Archaeology and as a supplement for courses in Physical Anthropology where the instructor would like to integrate Archaeology. Message: This introduction to the fundamental principles of method and theory in archaeology is the only book that also exposes students to archaeology as a career. Story: The book ... see all copies from £4.93! new only from £7.70! \| first editions
11 view cover	In the beginning; an introduction to archaeology more books like this by Brian M. Fagan add to wishlist This eighth edition of "In the Beginning" begins with a summary of the history of the subject and then provides an overview of the objectives and processes of archaeological research and the basic principles of culture, context and dating methods. The book also examines some of the major theoretical approaches to archaeological interpretation and ... see all copies from £1.24! new only from £19.80! \| signed copies \| first editions
12 view cover	Fish on Friday: Feasting, Fasting, and the Discovery of the New World more books like this by Brian M Fagan add to wishlist From the world's leading writer on archaeology, this book presents a new theory of how climate, technology and the rituals of the medieval Christian Church combined to bring Europeans to the New World. What gave Christopher Columbus the confidence in 1492 to set out across the Atlantic Ocean? What persuaded the king and queen of Spain to ... see all copies from £4.99! new only from £5.57! \| first editions
13 view cover	Ancient Civilizations more books like this by Professor Christopher Scarre, Brian M Fagan add to wishlist For courses in Ancient Civilizations, Prehistory of Humankind, World Prehistory, Old or New World Civilizations. Drawing on many avenues of inquiry: archaeological excavations, surveys, laboratory work, highly specialized scientific investigations, and on both historical and ethnohistorical records; Ancient Civilizations, 3/e provides a ... see all copies from £8.05! new only from £41.44!
14 view cover	The Rape of the Nile: Tomb Robbers, Tourists, and Archaeologists in Egypt more books like this by Brian M Fagan add to wishlist The scandalous and continuous removal of artifacts from Ancient Egypt is the core of this tale of greed, vanity, and archaeological research. see all copies from £4.99! first editions
15 view cover	Ancient Lives: An Introduction to Archaeology and Prehistory more books like this by Brian M Fagan add to wishlist For one semester courses in Introductory Archaeology and Prehistory that combine theory and methods. Ancient Lives is aimed at general courses in archaeology and prehistory that cover archaeological methods and theory, as well as world prehistory. The first half of the book covers the basic principles, methods, and theoretical approaches of ... see all copies from £5.57! new only from £13.62! \| first editions
16 view cover	The Oxford Companion to Archaeology more books like this by Brian M Fagan (Editor), Neil Asher Silberman (Editor), Charlotte Beck (Editor) add to wishlist When we think of archaeology, most of us think first of its many spectacular finds: the legendary city of Troy, Tutankhamun's golden tomb, the three-million-year-old footprints at Laetoli, the mile-high city at Machu Picchu, the cave paintings at Lascaux. But as marvelous as these discoveries are, the ultimate goal of archaeology, and of ... see all copies from £6.37! new only from £20.30! \| first editions
17 view cover	Quest for the Past: Great Discoveries in Archaeology more books like this by Brian M Fagan add to wishlist see all copies from £3.43! new only from £26.98! \| first editions
18 view cover	Time Detectives: How Scientists Use Modern Technology to Unravel the Secrets of the Past more books like this by Brian M Fagan add to wishlist Reports on some notable archaeological finds of recent years. The author describes how today's archaeologists use science and technology to recapture the past, for instance, by studying ancient diets from bone collagen and reconstructing lost landscapes from fossilized seeds and grains. see all copies from £1.25! new only from £7.42! \| first editions
19	The Journey from Eden: The Peopling of Our World more books like this by Brian M Fagan add to wishlist When and where did modern humans come from? And how, against all odds of the Ice Age world, did they succeed in colonizing the globe? The Journey from Eden is the first book for a general audience to address these questions, and to tell the exciting story of the human conquest of the earth. 100 illustrations. see all copies from £4.95! first editions
20	Into the Unknown more books like this by Brian M. Fagan, National Geographic Society add to wishlist see all copies from £4.95! new only from £6.60! \| first editions
21 view cover	The Seventy Great Mysteries of the Ancient World: Unlocking the Secrets of Past Civilizations more books like this by Brian M Fagan (Editor) add to wishlist The human past is full of unsolved mysteries: Was Atlantis fact or fiction? Who were the Tarim Mummies? Will the world end in 2012, as predicted by the Maya? Were the ancient Egyptians Black Africans? How did language evolve? The Seventy Great Mysteries of the Ancient World takes us on a journey through some of the most intriguing questions about ... see all copies from £5.98! new only from £19.33! \| first editions
22 view cover	The Rape of the Nile: Tomb Robbers, Tourists, and Archaeologists in Egypt, Revised and Updated more books like this by Brian M Fagan add to wishlist The scandalous rape of Ancient Egypt is a historical vignette of greed, vanity, and dedicated archaeological research. It is a tale vividly told by renowned archaeology author, Brian Fagan, with characters that include the ancient historian Herodotus; Theban tomb robbers; obelisk-stealing Romans; Coptic Christians determined to erase the ... see all copies from £6.81! new only from £8.02!
23 view cover	From Black Land to Fifth Sun: The Science of Sacred Sites more books like this by Brian M Fagan add to wishlist A prominent archaeologist uses the latest scientific techniques to interpret the spiritual lives of ancient people.. From Black Land to Fifth Sun is an engrossing look at a dramatic new generation of archaeological discoveriesmade possible by cutting-edge sciencethat are transforming our understanding of the inner lives of ancient people ... see all copies from £5.57! new only from £6.78! \| first editions
24 view cover	Archaeology more books like this by Brian M Fagan add to wishlist Archaeology: A Brief Introduction, 10th edition is an introduction to the fundamental principles of method and theory in archaeology whil exposing students to archaeology as a career.The text begins by covering the goals of archaeology, going on to consider the basic concepts of culture, time, and space, and discussing the finding and excavation ... see all copies from £25.96! new only from £31.39!
25 view cover	Chaco Canyon: Archeologists Explore the Lives of an Ancient Society more books like this by Brian M Fagan add to wishlist Chaco Canyon, New Mexico, has been called the Stonehenge of North America. Its spectacular pueblos, or great houses, are world famous and have attracted the attention of archaeologists for more than a century. Beautifully illustrated with color and black-and-white photographs, Chaco Canyon draws on the very latest research on Chaco and its ... see all copies from £9.60! new only from £18.08!

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