The Dawn of Human Culture
A bold new theory on what sparked the "big bang" of human culture
The abrupt emergence of human culture over a stunningly short period continues to be one of the great enigmas of human evolution. This compelling book introduces a bold new theory on this unsolved mystery. Author Richard Klein reexamines the archaeological evidence and brings in new discoveries in the study of the human brain. These studies detail the changes that enabled humans to think and behave in far more sophisticated ways than before, resulting in the incredibly rapid evolution of new skills. Richard Klein has been described as "the premier anthropologist in the country today" by Evolutionary Anthropology. Here, he and coauthor Blake Edgar shed new light on the full story of a truly fascinating period of evolution.
Book details
- Author
- Richard Klein
- Imprint
- Trade Paper Press, an imprint of Turner Publishing Company
- Published
- Pages
- 288
- Formats
- Hardcover
- Subjects
- Social Science › Anthropology › Cultural & Social
- Topics
- human evolution · cultural evolution · evolutionary anthropology · archaeology · human brain · prehistoric culture · ancient history
- ISBN-13
- 9780471252528
About the author
RICHARD G. KLEIN is the Anne T. and Robert M. Bass Professor of Anthropology and Biology at Stanford University and the author of The Human Career: Human Biological and Cultural Origins and The Dawn of Human Culture.
Klein was elected to the National Academy of Sciences in 2003 and is also a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He holds a B.A. from the University of Michigan and a Ph.D. from the University of Chicago.
When not writing, Klein has conducted paleoanthropological fieldwork across Europe and Africa since the mid-1960s, focusing on the behavioral and biological origins of modern humans. He has also edited The Journal of Archaeological Science since 1981.
Richard lives in Palo Alto, California.
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