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They Were Here Before Us

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By (author): Eyal Halfon Ran Barkai

This is not a book about archaeological sites. We shall come across flint tools, bones, skulls, surprising structures, and layers of earth that we can date to different periods—but they are not the heart of the matter. This book is about us, human beings, and about our place in the world. About what we have done, where we came from, which other humans used to be here, why they are no longer with us, and how and why our lives have changed. It’s also about where we went wrong. What did early humans do because they had no choice and what is the price we are paying for this now? Taking as the focus ten sites in Israel, the land corridor through which the human species passed on its journey from Africa to Europe, the story ranges far and wide from France, Spain, Turkey and Georgia to Morocco and South Africa, North America, Columbia and Peru. The authors follow the footsteps of our ancestors, describing the tools they used, the animals they hunted and the monuments they built. Fascinating revelations include: The earliest evidence of human use of fire; The meaning of cave art and the transformative effect of touching rock; The woman for whom 90 tortoises were sacrificed; What happened in the Levant following the disappearance of elephants; The monumental tower built at the lowest place on earth; Why we should envy modern hunter-gatherers – and much more ... This provocative and panoramic book shows readers what they can learn from their ancestors, and how the unwavering ability of prehistoric people to survive and thrive can continue into the present. See more
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  • Dimensions: 135 x 216mm
  • Publication Date: 12 Mar 2024
  • Publisher: Watkins Media Limited
  • Publication City/Country: GB
  • Language: English
  • ISBN13: 9781786788313

About Eyal HalfonRan Barkai

Ran Barkai is a professor of prehistoric archaeology and former chair of the Department of Archaeology and Ancient Near EasternCultures at Tel Aviv University. His research focuses on technological, cultural and social evolution during the Paleolithic and Neolithic periods. For the past twenty years, he has co-directed the excavations and research at Middle Pleistocen Qesem Cave. His research also addresses the study of stone tools at the Revadim and Jaljulia sites. Eyal Halfon is a screenwriter and movie director. Two of his feature films (What a Wonderful Place and Circus Palestina) won the Israeli Academy Awards for best movie and best script. He taught cinema and creative writing at Tel Aviv University, the Sam Spiegel Film and Television School, and Boston University. Eyal holds a master’s degree in Archaeology from Tel Aviv University, and his thesis was on the material and mental ramifications of the disappearance of animals on human beings, past and present.

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