Encyclopedia of Human Evolution and Prehistory

by Eric Delson (Editor), Ian Tattersall (Editor), John Van Couvering (Editor)

Now widely recognised as a standard in the field, the Encyclopedia of Human Evolution and Prehistory provides the most complete context possible for understanding the 65-million-year story of humankind's origins. The Encyclopedia gathers the work of 49 internationally recognised scholars, each a leading authority writing under the guidance of a distinguished team of editors from the American Museum of Natural History. They have prepared over 800 entries, ranging from brief definitions of technical terms to in depth, lengthy essays on broad topics such as evolutionary theory, genetics and Palaeolithic archaeology. This range makes the Encyclopedia a suitable tool for scholars and readers in a variety of fields, including archaeology, palaeontology, primateology, and genetics. Each entry offers an authoritative and objective explanation of its topic, written in clear, concise language. In discussions of contested and controversial topics, the contributors present a full range of opinion, with extensive cross-references.

Genres: History, Science, Reference, Nonfiction, Evolution, Biology, Ebooks

753 pages, Hardcover

First published December 1, 1999

Reviews

[Andy Febrico Bintoro · Rating 4 out of 5]

Human prehistory

The most comprehensive encyclopedia on human archeology. It would be good if there is also an encyclopedia like this for dinosaurs and other prehistoric creatures and plants. This is indeed a long read, more than 2200 pages here.

[Ietrio · Rating 1 out of 5]

Ignorance is no obstacle in making the Encyclopedia of fairies for these bureaucrats.