Les Chasseurs de la Préhistoire

by André Leroi-Gourhan

Pred nama je knjiga "Praistorijski lovci" u kojoj pratimo razdoblje pojavljivanja čovjeka. Proučena je cijela dugotrajna epoha, od maglovitih početaka čovječanstva do kraja doba irvasa, koju povjesničari nazivaju paleolit. Iza starijeg kamenog doba autor proučava mlađe kameno doba kao i doba prvih metala, smještajući između"međudoba" mezolit. U doba irvasa Zapadna Evropa je predstavljala veliku kulturnu zonu, kao što o tome svjedoče pećine-svetišta u Francuskoj i Španjolskoj.

Genres: Anthropology, Archaeology

160 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1983

About the author

André Leroi-Gourhan was a French archaeologist, paleontologist, paleoanthropologist, and anthropologist with an interest in technology and aesthetics and a penchant for philosophical reflection.

Reviews

[Caleb Miller]

this is a really marvelous and readable book (yes, i can say words like "marvelous," its 2025. move on) filled with cool tidbits and seems pretty comprehensive about the paleolithic, although im not an expert. Kind of absurd to think about reconstructing all of this information from merely a few objects, and I love the feeling of "Deep time" when people are doing stuff like that. It's sort of a book thats filled with boyish fun... very boyish topics like hutning and flint making.. and so some of it did seem a little juvenile and straightforwards, and i'd have liked more philosophizing and speculating. but even the asides were very thought provoking. At one point he mentions that the prehistoric woman whose jaw he’s writing about had (probably) the brain the size of a 3-year old child of our era, and how striking that is… it surprised me to hear that because I know a lot of adults who have toddler brains

[Martín Rodríguez · Rating 3 out of 5]

Del campo histórico donde más rápido se desfasan las obras es precisamente en el prehistórico. Por lo tanto al coger una obra de 1983 debemos tenerlo muy en cuenta. De todas formas es una obra breve que nos hace un repaso interesante por la prehistoria, aunque la mayoría de las categorías utilizadas ya estén en desuso. Aún así la lucidez interpretativa del autor y su facilidad para transmitirla se agradecen. Sobre todo tienen interés las reflexiones acerca del campo cultural y artístico.

[Abraham Tamayo · Rating 5 out of 5]

Muy buen libro para aprender cómo es el ejercicio del antropólogo o paleontólogo. La importancia de su metodología y archivo. Resumen general de las distintas especies humanas y condiciones geográficas durante la última glaciación

[William · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fascinating look at life in prehistoric times.

I was particularly interested in the section on toolmaking.

It is amazing how much information can be obtained from half a jawbone.