Steven Mithen: 3 books
by Steven Mithen
Language: English
Release Date: November 17, 1996
Language: English
Release Date: November 17, 1996
"A truly pioneering work, perhaps the first by a practicing archaeologist to review coherently the evolution of human cognitive abilities." —Colin Renfrew, author of Before Civilization and Archaeology and Language
Here is an exhilarating intellectual performance, in the tradition...
Il canto degli antenati
Le origini della musica, del linguaggio, della mente e del corpo
Language: Italian
Release Date: June 1, 2011
L'archeologo britannico Steven Mithen parte da un assunto: la propensione a fare musica è uno dei più misteriosi, affascinanti e allo stesso tempo trascurati tratti distintivi del genere umano. La letteratura scientifica ha sottovalutato questo campo di studio, definendo la musica come una tecnologia,...
Thirst
For Water and Power in the Ancient World
Language: English
Release Date: November 26, 2012
Freshwater shortages will affect 75% of the world’s population by 2050. Mithen puts this crisis into context by exploring 10,000 years of water management. Thirst tells of civilizations defeated by the water challenge, and of technological ingenuity that sustained communities in hostile environments. Work with nature, not against it, he advises.