A Prehistory of the North: Human Settlement of the Higher Latitudes

by John F. Hoffecker

Book Overview

Early humans did not simply drift northward from their African origins as their abilities to cope with cooler climates evolved. The initial settlement of places like Europe and northern Asia, as well as the later movement into the Arctic and the Americas, actually occurred in relatively rapid bursts of expansion. A Prehistory of the North is the first full-length study to tell the complex story, spanning almost two million years, of how humans...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813534690
• ISBN13: 9780813534695
• Release Date: September 2004
• Publisher: Rutgers University Press
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 0.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.1"