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100 1 _aBraidwood, Robert J.
_q(Robert John),
_d1907-2003
245 1 0 _aPrehistoric Men
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2016
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2016-07-28
508 _aE-text prepared by Stephen Hutcheson, Dave Morgan, Charlie Howard, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net)
520 _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.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aPrehistoric peoples
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/52664
999 _c93498
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