Brian Fagan is professor of anthropology at the University of California, Santa Barbara, and a well-known writer and lecturer on archaeology. He has written several widely used textbooks, and a number of popular books.

• Chapter 1 IntroductionPart 2 I: EARLY LIFEWAYSChapter 3 Aping the ApesChapter 4 Elusive Homo erectusChapter 5 Prehistoric ArtistsChapter 6 Reflections on the Kafue FlatsChapter 7 Precocious FisherfolkChapter 8 Taming the AurochChapter 9 Neolithic NewgrangeChapter 10 New Finds at Flag FenPart 11 II: COMMONERS, CAMELS, AND GREAT LORDSChapter 12 The Humbler EgyptiansChapter 13 Saddle up the CamelsChapter 14 Readers in MayaChapter 15 Eclipses and Chinese CivilizationChapter 16 The Magnificent MocheChapter 17 Brazil's Little AngolaChapter 18 Balsa Rafts to IroncladsPart 19 III: ISSUES IN CONTEMPORARY ARCHAEOLOGYChapter 20 All About EveChapter 21 Tracking the First AmericansChapter 22 A Sexist View of PrehistoryChapter 23 A Case for CannibalismChapter 24 Sergei and the TravoisChapter 25 The Arrogant ArchaeologistChapter 26 Archaeology's Dirty SecretPart 27 IV: ARCHAEOLOGY AND SOCIETYChapter 28 Black Day at Slack FarmChapter 29 The Rose AffairChapter 30 Flooding the Maya HeartlandChapter 31 Enlightened StewardshipChapter 32 Detective StoriesChapter 33 A Wanderer's LamentChapter 34 Digging De MilleChapter 35 Guide to Further Reading

Fagan has the gift of being able to sketch out in broad terms the questions that still need to be answered about topics as varied as the peopling of the Americas, the domestication of animals and the cult of the Mother Goddess….His book is perfect, therefore, for someone who wants an overview of some of the interesting work being done today. Fagan is a great tour guide.

Brian Fagan is professor of anthropology at the University of California, Santa Barbara, and a well-known writer and lecturer on archaeology. He has written several widely used textbooks, and a number of popular books.

• Chapter 1 IntroductionPart 2 I: EARLY LIFEWAYSChapter 3 Aping the ApesChapter 4 Elusive Homo erectusChapter 5 Prehistoric ArtistsChapter 6 Reflections on the Kafue FlatsChapter 7 Precocious FisherfolkChapter 8 Taming the AurochChapter 9 Neolithic NewgrangeChapter 10 New Finds at Flag FenPart 11 II: COMMONERS, CAMELS, AND GREAT LORDSChapter 12 The Humbler EgyptiansChapter 13 Saddle up the CamelsChapter 14 Readers in MayaChapter 15 Eclipses and Chinese CivilizationChapter 16 The Magnificent MocheChapter 17 Brazil's Little AngolaChapter 18 Balsa Rafts to IroncladsPart 19 III: ISSUES IN CONTEMPORARY ARCHAEOLOGYChapter 20 All About EveChapter 21 Tracking the First AmericansChapter 22 A Sexist View of PrehistoryChapter 23 A Case for CannibalismChapter 24 Sergei and the TravoisChapter 25 The Arrogant ArchaeologistChapter 26 Archaeology's Dirty SecretPart 27 IV: ARCHAEOLOGY AND SOCIETYChapter 28 Black Day at Slack FarmChapter 29 The Rose AffairChapter 30 Flooding the Maya HeartlandChapter 31 Enlightened StewardshipChapter 32 Detective StoriesChapter 33 A Wanderer's LamentChapter 34 Digging De MilleChapter 35 Guide to Further Reading

Fagan has the gift of being able to sketch out in broad terms the questions that still need to be answered about topics as varied as the peopling of the Americas, the domestication of animals and the cult of the Mother Goddess….His book is perfect, therefore, for someone who wants an overview of some of the interesting work being done today. Fagan is a great tour guide.

Brian Fagan is professor of anthropology at the University of California, Santa Barbara, and a well-known writer and lecturer on archaeology. He has written several widely used textbooks, and a number of popular books.

• Chapter 1 IntroductionPart 2 I: EARLY LIFEWAYSChapter 3 Aping the ApesChapter 4 Elusive Homo erectusChapter 5 Prehistoric ArtistsChapter 6 Reflections on the Kafue FlatsChapter 7 Precocious FisherfolkChapter 8 Taming the AurochChapter 9 Neolithic NewgrangeChapter 10 New Finds at Flag FenPart 11 II: COMMONERS, CAMELS, AND GREAT LORDSChapter 12 The Humbler EgyptiansChapter 13 Saddle up the CamelsChapter 14 Readers in MayaChapter 15 Eclipses and Chinese CivilizationChapter 16 The Magnificent MocheChapter 17 Brazil's Little AngolaChapter 18 Balsa Rafts to IroncladsPart 19 III: ISSUES IN CONTEMPORARY ARCHAEOLOGYChapter 20 All About EveChapter 21 Tracking the First AmericansChapter 22 A Sexist View of PrehistoryChapter 23 A Case for CannibalismChapter 24 Sergei and the TravoisChapter 25 The Arrogant ArchaeologistChapter 26 Archaeology's Dirty SecretPart 27 IV: ARCHAEOLOGY AND SOCIETYChapter 28 Black Day at Slack FarmChapter 29 The Rose AffairChapter 30 Flooding the Maya HeartlandChapter 31 Enlightened StewardshipChapter 32 Detective StoriesChapter 33 A Wanderer's LamentChapter 34 Digging De MilleChapter 35 Guide to Further Reading

Fagan has the gift of being able to sketch out in broad terms the questions that still need to be answered about topics as varied as the peopling of the Americas, the domestication of animals and the cult of the Mother Goddess….His book is perfect, therefore, for someone who wants an overview of some of the interesting work being done today. Fagan is a great tour guide.