The Origins Of Civilization

Author : Peter Roger Stuart Moorey
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 1979
Category : History
ISBN : UVA:X000069619

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The Origins of Civilization by Peter Roger Stuart Moorey Pdf

This collection of essays by leading scholars of archaeology and prehistory examines the emergence of permanent human settlements and the social, political, and religious ideas that may have accompanied this development. Two introductory lectures sketch the emergence of man and his development as hunter, farmer, and fisherman. Then, taking civilization in its most precise sense, separate essays review the evolution of urban societies in the Near East, Europe, China, and Mesoamerica. Final lectures address the role of religion in early human societies, and the development of writing in the Old World. This disinguished and highly accessible collection will appeal to both the specialist and the interested general reader.

Author : Jed Z. Buchwald,Mordechai Feingold
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 544 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : History
ISBN : 9780691154787

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Newton and the Origin of Civilization by Jed Z. Buchwald,Mordechai Feingold Pdf

Reveals the manner in which Newton strove for nearly half a century to rectify universal history by reading ancient texts through the lens of astronomy, and to create a tight theoretical system for interpreting the evolution of civilization on the basis of population dynamics

Author : James Henry Breasted
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 142 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 1919
Category : Civilization
ISBN : CHI:45968118

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The Origins of Civilization by James Henry Breasted Pdf

Author : John G. Jackson
Publisher : Black Classic Press
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 1985-02
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0933121148

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Ethiopia and the Origin of Civilization by John G. Jackson Pdf

Author : Graham Hancock
Publisher : Crown
Page : 846 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2009-11-18
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780307548566

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Underworld by Graham Hancock Pdf

What secrets lie beneath the deep blue sea? Underworld takes you on a remarkable journey to the bottom of the ocean in a thrilling hunt for ancient ruins that have never been found—until now. Graham Hancock is featured in Ancient Apocalypse, a Netflix original docuseries In this explosive new work of archaeological detection, bestselling author and renowned explorer Graham Hancock embarks on a captivating underwater voyage to find the ruins of a mythical lost civilization hidden for thousands of years beneath the world’s oceans. Guided by cutting-edge science, innovative computer-mapping techniques, and the latest archaeological scholarship, Hancock examines the mystery at the end of the last Ice Age and delivers astonishing revelations that challenge our long-held views about the existence of a sunken universe built on the ocean floor. Filled with exhilarating accounts of his own participation in dives off the coast of Japan, as well as in the Mediterranean, the Atlantic, and the Arabian Sea, we watch as Hancock discovers underwater ruins exactly where the ancient myths say they should be—submerged kingdoms that archaeologists never thought existed. You will be captivated by Underworld, a provocative book that is both a compelling piece of hard evidence for a fascinating forgotten episode in human history and a completely new explanation for the origins of civilization as we know it.

Author : Charles Holcombe
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 495 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2017-01-11
Category : History
ISBN : 9781107118737

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A History of East Asia by Charles Holcombe Pdf

The second edition of Charles Holcombe's acclaimed introduction to East Asian history from the dawn of history to the twenty-first century.

Author : Sue Blundell
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2016-02-05
Category : History
ISBN : 9781317751106

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The Origins of Civilization in Greek and Roman Thought (Routledge Revivals) by Sue Blundell Pdf

It has been much disputed to what extent thinkers in Greek and Roman antiquity adhered to ideas of evolution and progress in human affairs. Did they lack any conception of process in time, or did they anticipate Darwinian and Lamarckian hypotheses? The Origins of Civilization in Greek and Roman Thought, first published in1986, comprehensively examines this issue. Beginning with creation myths – Mother Earth and Pandora, the anti-progressive ideas of the Golden Age, and the cyclical theories of Orphism – Professor Blundell goes on to explore the origins of scientific speculation among the Pre-Socratics, its development into the teleological science of Aristotle, and the advent of the progressivist views of the Stoics. Attention is also given to the ‘primitivist’ debate, involving ideas about the noble savage and reflections of such speculation in poetry, and finally the relationship between nature and culture in ancient thought is investigated.

Author : David N. Keightley
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 652 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2023-11-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9780520310797

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The Origins of Chinese Civilization by David N. Keightley Pdf

The seventeen contributors to this interdisciplinary volume bring to the study of early China the analytical concerns of archeology, art history, botany, climatology, cultural and physical anthropology, ethnography, epigraphy, linguistics, metallurgy, and political and social history. Readers interested in such topics as the origin of rice or millet agriculture, the origin of writing, the nature of the trie, and the processes of state formation will find much value here. They will find, too, major hypotheses about teh cultural importance of ecogeographical zones in China, Neolithic interaction between the east coast and Central Plains, the remarkable homogeneity of early Chinese crania, and the links between the Hsia, Shang, and Chou dynasties. Relying on recently published archaeological evidence and the insights gained from carbon-14 and thermoluminescent datings, the authors provide original and significant interpretations of the nature of Chinese civilization in its formative stage and the processes by which civilizations form. Since there is little doubt that the complex of culture traits which defines Chinese civilization in the second and fist millennia B.C. developed from a Chinese Neolithic stage, the origin of the Chinese civilization is worth studying not only in its own right but as an instance of the indigenous development of civilizations in general. This volume will appeal to all who are intersted in the genesis of civilization and the transition from the Neolithic to the Bronze Age; it summarizes that state of present knowledge about China and suggests research strategies and hypotheses for the future. Contributors:Noel BarnardK. C. ChangTe-Tzu ChangCheung Kwong-YueWayne H. FoggUrsula Martius FranklinMorton H. FriedW. W. HowellsLouisa G. Fitzgerald HuberKarl JettmarDavid N. KeightleyFang Kuei LiHui-Lin LiWilliam MeachamRichard PearsonE.G. PulleyblankRobert Orr Whyte This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press's mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1983.

Author : Piotr Michalowski
Publisher : Penn State Press
Page : 557 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2011-06-23
Category : History
ISBN : 9781575066509

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The Correspondence of the Kings of Ur by Piotr Michalowski Pdf

The Correspondence of the Kings of Ur is a collection of literary letters between the Ur III monarchs and their high officials at the end of the third millennium B.C. The letters cover topics of royal authority and proper governance, defense of frontier regions, and the ultimate disintegration of the empire and represent the largest corpus of Sumerian prose literature we possess. This long-awaited edition, based on extensive collation of almost all extant manuscripts, numbering more than a hundred, includes detailed historical and literary analyses, and copious philological commentary. It entirely supersedes the Michalowski’s oft-cited unpublished Yale dissertation of 1976. The edition is accompanied by an extensive analysis of the place of the letters in early second-millennium schooling, treating the letters as literature, followed by chapters that contextualize the epistolary material within historical and historiographic contexts, utilizing many Sumerian archival, literary, and historical sources. The main objective here is to try to navigate the complex issues of authenticity, authority, and fiction that arise from the study of these literary artifacts. In addition, Michalowski offers new hypotheses about many aspects of late third-millennium history, including essays on military history and strategy, on frontiers, on the nature and putative character of nomadism at the time, as well as a long chapter on the role of a people designated as Amorites. The included DVD includes various photographs at high resolution of most of the tablets included in the study.

Author : Peter Roger Stuart Moorey
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 1979
Category : History
ISBN : UVA:X000069619

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The Origins of Civilization by Peter Roger Stuart Moorey Pdf

This collection of essays by leading scholars of archaeology and prehistory examines the emergence of permanent human settlements and the social, political, and religious ideas that may have accompanied this development. Two introductory lectures sketch the emergence of man and his development as hunter, farmer, and fisherman. Then, taking civilization in its most precise sense, separate essays review the evolution of urban societies in the Near East, Europe, China, and Mesoamerica. Final lectures address the role of religion in early human societies, and the development of writing in the Old World. This disinguished and highly accessible collection will appeal to both the specialist and the interested general reader.

Author : Michael Loewe,Edward L. Shaughnessy
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 1192 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 1999-03-13
Category : History
ISBN : 0521470307

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The Cambridge History of Ancient China by Michael Loewe,Edward L. Shaughnessy Pdf

The Cambridge History of Ancient China provides a survey of the institutional and cultural history of pre-imperial China.

Author : Grafton Elliot 1871-1937 Smith
Publisher : Legare Street Press
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2021-09-09
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1014498562

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The Ancient Egyptians and the Origin of Civilization by Grafton Elliot 1871-1937 Smith Pdf

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author : J. Douglas Kenyon
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2005-03-29
Category : History
ISBN : 9781591439967

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Forbidden History by J. Douglas Kenyon Pdf

Challenges the scientific theories on the establishment of civilization and technology • Contains 42 essays by 17 key thinkers in the fields of alternative science and history, including Christopher Dunn, Frank Joseph, Will Hart, Rand Flem-Ath, and Moira Timmes • Edited by Atlantis Rising publisher, J. Douglas Kenyon In Forbidden History writer and editor J. Douglas Kenyon has chosen 42 essays that have appeared in the bimonthly journal Atlantis Rising to provide readers with an overview of the core positions of key thinkers in the field of ancient mysteries and alternative history. The 17 contributors include among others, Rand Flem-Ath, Frank Joseph, Christopher Dunn, and Will Hart, all of whom challenge the scientific establishment to reexamine its underlying premises in understanding ancient civilizations and open up to the possibility of meaningful debate around alternative theories of humanity's true past. Each of the essays builds upon the work of the other contributors. Kenyon has carefully crafted his vision and selected writings in six areas: Darwinism Under Fire, Earth Changes--Sudden or Gradual, Civilization's Greater Antiquity, Ancestors from Space, Ancient High Tech, and The Search for Lost Origins. He explores the most current ideas in the Atlantis debate, the origins of the Pyramids, and many other controversial themes. The book serves as an excellent introduction to hitherto suppressed and alternative accounts of history as contributors raise questions about the origins of civilization and humanity, catastrophism, and ancient technology. The collection also includes several articles that introduce, compare, contrast, and complement the theories of other notable authors in these fields, such as Zecharia Sitchin, Paul LaViolette, John Michell, and John Anthony West.

Author : Sir John Lubbock
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 470 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 1871
Category : Anthropology
ISBN : STANFORD:36105025540886

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The Origin of Civilisation and the Primitive Condition of Man by Sir John Lubbock Pdf

Author : J. Krejcí
Publisher : Springer
Page : 281 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2004-10-22
Category : History
ISBN : 9780230503700

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The Paths of Civilization by J. Krejcí Pdf

This work spans the development of civilizations from their remotest origins to the present day. It examines the term 'civilization' with reference to culture, socio-economic structure, ethnicity and statehood. Socio-economic scenarios help the reader to explore the ways in which individual civilizations - through world views, styles of life and responses to the environment that each bear their own signature - struggle, merge, submerge in the flow of the currents of history.