Prehistory and the First Civilisations

With scholarly authority and narrative flair, J. M. Roberts tells the fascinating story of our human origins, the beginnings of organized society and the civilizations of ancient Mesopotamia, Egypt, and the Near East.

Topics covered include the evolution of Homo sapiens, the earliest toolmakers, the invention of farming and trade, the architectural flowering of the Fertile Crescent, the dynasties of the Egyptian Pharaohs, the origins of Judaism and the great Mediterranean civilizations of Mycenae and Carthage.