Scenes From Prehistoric Life

Author : Francis Pryor
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 355 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2021-08-05
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781789544169

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Scenes from Prehistoric Life by Francis Pryor Pdf

An invigorating journey through Britain's prehistoric landscape, and an insight into the lives of its inhabitants. 'Highly compelling' Spectator, Books of the Year 'An evocative foray into the prehistoric past' BBC Countryfile Magazine 'Vividly relating what life was like in pre-Roman Britain' Choice Magazine 'Makes life in Britain BC often sound rather more appealing than the frenetic and anxious 21st century!' Daily Mail In Scenes from Prehistoric Life, the distinguished archaeologist Francis Pryor paints a vivid picture of British and Irish prehistory, from the Old Stone Age (about one million years ago) to the arrival of the Romans in AD 43, in a sequence of fifteen profiles of ancient landscapes. Whether writing about the early human family who trod the estuarine muds of Happisburgh in Norfolk c.900,000 BC, the craftsmen who built a wooden trackway in the Somerset Levels early in the fourth millennium BC, or the Iron Age denizens of Britain's first towns, Pryor uses excavations and surveys to uncover the daily routines of our ancient ancestors. By revealing how our prehistoric forebears coped with both simple practical problems and more existential challenges, Francis Pryor offers remarkable insights into the long and unrecorded centuries of our early history, and a convincing, well-attested and movingly human portrait of prehistoric life as it was really lived.

Author : Francis Pryor
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2014-10-02
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780141971339

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Home by Francis Pryor Pdf

In Home Francis Pryor, author of The Making of the British Landscape, archaeologist and broadcaster, takes us on his lifetime's quest: to discover the origins of family life in prehistoric Britain Francis Pryor's search for the origins of our island story has been the quest of a lifetime. In Home, the Time Team expert explores the first nine thousand years of life in Britain, from the retreat of the glaciers to the Romans' departure. Tracing the settlement of domestic communities, he shows how archaeology enables us to reconstruct the evolution of habits, traditions and customs. But this, too, is Francis Pryor's own story: of his passion for unearthing our past, from Yorkshire to the west country, Lincolnshire to Wales, digging in freezing winters, arid summers, mud and hurricanes, through frustrated journeys and euphoric discoveries. Evocative and intimate, Home shows how, in going about their daily existence, our prehistoric ancestors created the institution that remains at the heart of the way we live now: the family. 'Under his gaze, the land starts to fill with tribes and clans wandering this way and that, leaving traces that can still be seen today . . . Pryor feels the land rather than simply knowing it' - Guardian Former president of the Council for British Archaeology, Dr Francis Pryor has spent over thirty years studying our prehistory. He has excavated sites as diverse as Bronze Age farms, field systems and entire Iron Age villages. He appears frequently on TV's Time Team and is the author of The Making of the British Landscape, Seahenge, as well as Britain BC and Britain AD, both of which he adapted and presented as Channel 4 series.

Author : Kirk R. Johnson,Kirk Johnson,Richard Keith Stucky
Publisher : Fulcrum Publishing
Page : 156 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781555915537

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Prehistoric Journey by Kirk R. Johnson,Kirk Johnson,Richard Keith Stucky Pdf

An updated edition of the award-winning primer on the evolution of the planet's life forms, "Prehistoric Journey" introduces readers to the wonders of the prehistoric world through an accessible text and 119 strong, colorful photos of world-class fossils.

Author : Percy Edward Raymond
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 1958
Category : Paleontology
ISBN : UCSD:31822013378252

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Prehistoric Life by Percy Edward Raymond Pdf

Author : Martin J. S. Rudwick
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 298 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 1995-12-15
Category : Art
ISBN : 0226731057

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Scenes from Deep Time by Martin J. S. Rudwick Pdf

How did the earth look in prehistoric times? Scientists and artists collaborated during the half-century prior to the publication of Darwin's Origin of Species to produce the first images of dinosaurs and the world they inhabited. Their interpretations, informed by recent fossil discoveries, were the first efforts to represent the prehistoric world based on sources other than the Bible. Martin J. S. Rudwick presents more than a hundred rare illustrations from the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries to explore the implications of reconstructing a past no one has ever seen.

Author : Rupert Matthews
Publisher : Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP
Page : 50 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2016-07-15
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781482451429

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Prehistoric Life by Rupert Matthews Pdf

What do future paleontologists love even more than reading about prehistoric life? They're crazy about seeing imaginative illustrations of ferocious dinosaurs, giant insects, and other incredible organisms! This high-interest volume combines 100 facts about prehistoric life with vivid illustrations and instructive photographs. Among the appealing science topics featured are fossils, extinction, and the appearance of human ancestors. Connected activities (such as making an edible reptile!) supply an interactive experience, while fun quizzes allow readers to assess their comprehension of the intriguing subject matter.

Author : Tim Haines,Paul Chambers
Publisher : BBC
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : PSU:000056827040

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The Complete Guide to Prehistoric Life by Tim Haines,Paul Chambers Pdf

From the creators of Walking with Dinosaurs comes this stunning visual encyclopedia of prehistoric animals. The Complete Guide to Prehistoric Life is a whos who of the prehistoric world from primitive amphibians and giant armoured fish, to predatory dinosaurs and sabre-toothed cats. Tracing the amazing story of the evolution of life on Earth, the book features over 100 of the largest, weirdest and scariest animals that ever existed. Here, for the first time, we meet some of the truly bizarre creatures that thrived hundreds of millions of years before the dinosaurs roamed the Earth: for example, Pterygotus, a three-metre long sea scorpion, and Hyneria, a two-tonne killer fish that was capable of walking on land. Many of these magnificent creatures have never been visualized before. Moving through the dinosaur era, the book recreates these awesome super-beasts and vividly depicts the landscapes in which they lived and died. All the favourites are here from Tyrannosaurus and Diplodocus to Iguanodon and Velociraptor. With the dying out of the dinosaurs we are introduced to a whole new cast of characters, no less fascinating the weird and wonderful mammals that are the ancestors of modern humans. What did these animals eat? How did they raise their young? How did they survive attack? The Complete Guide to Prehistoric Life is packed full of the latest scientific evidence on each animals biology, lifestyle and behaviour, and highlights key facts on size, diet and distribution. Illustrated with impressive digital imagery and remarkable fossil finds, this comprehensive field guide brings alive the creatures of the past in a breathtakingly realistic way.

Author : Allen A. Debus,Bob Morales,Diane E. Debus
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2013-08-26
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780786472055

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Dinosaur Sculpting by Allen A. Debus,Bob Morales,Diane E. Debus Pdf

This new book, greatly expanded from the 1995 first edition, describes detailed, step-by-step procedures for sculpting, molding and painting original prehistoric animals. It emphasizes the use of relatively inexpensive materials including oven-hardening polymer clay and wire. Additional tips are offered on how to build distinctive dino-dioramas and scenes involving one's own original sculptures that you will learn how to conceive and build. This book will appeal to a new generation who would like to break into the industry of paleosculpture. Techniques range from "basic" to "advanced." The authors also discuss what it means to be a "paleoartist."

Author : Francis Pryor
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 459 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2019-07-11
Category : History
ISBN : 9781786692238

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The Fens by Francis Pryor Pdf

A BBC Radio 4 Book of the Week. 'Francis Pryor brings the magic of the Fens to life in a deeply personal and utterly enthralling way' TONY ROBINSON. 'Pryor feels the land rather than simply knowing it' GUARDIAN. Inland from the Wash, on England's eastern cost, crisscrossed by substantial rivers and punctuated by soaring church spires, are the low-lying, marshy and mysterious Fens. Formed by marine and freshwater flooding, and historically wealthy owing to the fertility of their soils, the Fens of Lincolnshire and Cambridgeshire are one of the most distinctive, neglected and extraordinary regions of England. Francis Pryor has the most intimate of connections with this landscape. For some forty years he has dug its soils as a working archaeologist – making ground-breaking discoveries about the nature of prehistoric settlement in the area – and raising sheep in the flower-growing country between Spalding and Wisbech. In The Fens, he counterpoints the history of the Fenland landscape and its transformation – from Bronze age field systems to Iron Age hillforts; from the rise of prosperous towns such as King's Lynn, Ely and Cambridge to the ambitious drainage projects that created the Old and New Bedford Rivers – with the story of his own discovery of it as an archaeologist. Affectionate, richly informative and deftly executed, The Fens weaves together strands of archaeology, history and personal experience into a satisfying narrative portrait of a complex and threatened landscape.

Author : M. Benton
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 38 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Animals, Fossil
ISBN : 1573355402

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Prehistoric Life by M. Benton Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Applesauce Press
Page : 6 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2020-10-06
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781646430024

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Dino World by Anonim Pdf

See prehistoric predators of all sizes come to life with Dino World, the trifold pop-up book! Experience dinosaurs like you’ve never seen them before with innovative paper crafting that breathes new life into prehistoric scenes. The extraordinary artwork of paleoartist Julius Csotonyi leaps off the page for a stunning experience like no other. Featuring cool facts about each dinosaur, including the massive T. rex and crafty raptors, as well as eye-catching lifelike scenes, learning about prehistory has never been this fun. Dinosaur lovers of all ages will adore this book!

Author : Roy Plotnick
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 483 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2022-01-04
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780231551311

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Explorers of Deep Time by Roy Plotnick Pdf

Paleontology is one of the most visible yet most misunderstood fields of science. Children dream of becoming paleontologists when they grow up. Museum visitors flock to exhibits on dinosaurs and other prehistoric animals. The media reports on fossil discoveries and new clues to mass extinctions. Nonetheless, misconceptions abound: paleontologists are assumed only to be interested in dinosaurs, and they are all too often imagined as bearded white men in battered cowboy hats. Roy Plotnick provides a behind-the-scenes look at paleontology as it exists today in all its complexity. He explores the field’s aims, methods, and possibilities, with an emphasis on the compelling personal stories of the scientists who have made it a career. Paleontologists study the entire history of life on Earth; they do not only use hammers and chisels to unearth fossils but are just as likely to work with cutting-edge computing technology. Plotnick presents the big questions about life’s history that drive paleontological research and shows why knowledge of Earth’s past is essential to understanding present-day environmental crises. He introduces readers to the diverse group of people of all genders, races, and international backgrounds who make up the twenty-first-century paleontology community, foregrounding their perspectives and firsthand narratives. He also frankly discusses the many challenges that face the profession, with key takeaways for aspiring scientists. Candid and comprehensive, Explorers of Deep Time is essential reading for anyone curious about the everyday work of real-life paleontologists.

Author : William Lindsay
Publisher : DK Children
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Evolution (Biology)
ISBN : 0789458683

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Prehistoric Life by William Lindsay Pdf

Explores the origins of life on earth, from the first algae to the first humans.

Author : Rebecca L. Johnson
Publisher : Twenty First Century Books
Page : 68 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780761354888

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Battle of the Dinosaur Bones by Rebecca L. Johnson Pdf

Relates the competition between Othniel Marsh and Edward Cope to discover more fossils, name more species, and publish more papers that brought out the best and worst in them and provided the world with a new view of life on Earth.

Author : David McCallum
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 1930 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2022-08-27
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9789811672552

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The Palgrave Handbook of the History of Human Sciences by David McCallum Pdf

The Palgrave Handbook of the History of Human Sciences offers a uniquely comprehensive and global overview of the evolution of ideas, concepts and policies within the human sciences. Drawn from histories of the social and psychological sciences, anthropology, the history and philosophy of science, and the history of ideas, this collection analyses the health and welfare of populations, evidence of the changing nature of our local communities, cities, societies or global movements, and studies the way our humanness or ‘human nature’ undergoes shifts because of broader technological shifts or patterns of living. This Handbook serves as an authoritative reference to a vast source of representative scholarly work in interdisciplinary fields, a means of understanding patterns of social change and the conduct of institutions, as well as the histories of these ‘ways of knowing’ probe the contexts, circumstances and conditions which underpin continuity and change in the way we count, analyse and understand ourselves in our different social worlds. It reflects a critical scholarly interest in both traditional and emerging concerns on the relations between the biological and social sciences, and between these and changes and continuities in societies and conducts, as 21st century research moves into new intellectual and geographic territories, more diverse fields and global problematics. ​