02190cam a22003013u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003701000130007804000110009104100170010205000070011910000520012624500200017826400510019830000470024933600260029633700260032233800360034850000310038450801380041552012230055353400450177665300240182185600430184552664UtSlPG20260610134220.0mcr n260607r2016||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  a59004849  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aGN1 aBraidwood, Robert J.q(Robert John),d1907-200310aPrehistoric Men 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2016  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2016-07-28  aE-text prepared by Stephen Hutcheson, Dave Morgan, Charlie Howard, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net)  a"Prehistoric Men" by Robert J. Braidwood is a scientific publication written during the mid-20th century. The work delves into the study of prehistoric humans, exploring their origin, culture, and the environment in which they lived. The author seeks to explain complex archaeological topics in simple terms, making the book accessible to a broader audience interested in human prehistory.  The opening portion of the book introduces the concepts of prehistory and the methodologies used by scientists to study it. Braidwood highlights the roles of various specialists, such as physical anthropologists and archaeologists, in piecing together the history of prehistoric men from limited physical evidence. He discusses how artifacts and remains from ancient societies provide essential insights into human activity before the advent of written records, using these findings to establish a framework for understanding the lives, environments, and cultural developments of early humans. Through this exploration, readers gain an overview of the scientific approaches employed in the study of human origins and the continuous advancements in archaeological dating techniques. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aPrehistoric peoples40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/52664