Previously published as the first volume of The Encyclopedia of Global Human Migration, this work is devoted exclusively to prehistoric migration, covering all periods and places from the first hominin migrations out of Africa through the end of prehistory.
-Presents interdisciplinary coverage of this topic, including scholarship from the fields of archaeology, anthropology, genetics, biology, linguistics, and more
Includes contributions from a diverse international team of authors, representing 17 countries and a variety of disciplines
-Divided into two sections, covering the Pleistocene and Holocene; each section examines human migration through chapters that focus on different regional and disciplinary lenses

Edited by Barry Cunliffe, one of the world's leading archaeologists, this book provides a comprehensive account of prehistoric Europe from the coming of the Stone Age to the fall of the Roman Empire. Unique in its approach, it is a history of both humanity and the environment, looking at the changing landscape of Europe and the responses and adaptations to these changes. With over 300 plates, maps, and figures, this fascinating volume will be enjoyed by anyone with an interest in the early history, art, and archaeology of Europe.

Like many other sciences, archaeology is experiencing a data deluge. The recent accumulation of accessible data on early urban societies, coupled with the re-emergence of comparative studies, puts modern scholars in a position to make significant theoretical advances concerning the key episode of human social organization that provided the foundations of the contemporary world: the formation of the state. A complex systems approach—pioneered at the Santa Fe Institute—involves fully interdisciplinary explorations of long-debated questions. Can basic quantitative analysis of human social evolution reveal macrocultural processes? Can we understand social cohesion by way of cultural genotypes? And does the emergence of social complexity involve the creation of new potential or the realization of latent human capabilities? In this volume, many of the foremost experts in quantitative archaeology and anthropology leverage innovative methodologies—including agent-based modeling, network analysis, and theoretical applications of evolutionary biology—to push the field in new directions.

本书结合气候、地理、环境变化、历史、考古等多个学科知识来分析了丝绸之路沿线游牧经济形成和发展的动力，特别作为游牧及游牧经济发展的首要工具马的驯养、马车的起源和发展历史，结合众多资料确定了游牧经济的起源地，以及游牧经济发展各个阶段的情况。丝绸之路沿线的人群在红铜时代和青铜时代的迁徙、商品的运输和贸易情况，中亚东西部及欧亚草原人群的相互关系。

农业起源与人类起源、文明起源是考古学研究中十分重要的三个"起源"问题。本书从狩猎采集者的文化生态学角度来研究农业起源。全书共分十二章，分别从理论角度、当代气象站提供的资料模拟、具体的考古材料与古环境材料、梳理了现有的考古发现四个角度分析了中国的农业起源问题。

石器是人类祖先制作、使用、赖以生存的工具，承载了丰富的人类行为信息。对石器的研究，是复原古人类行为、文化发展的重要环节。石器，将我们和祖先连接在一起。在与祖先触摸同一件石器的时候，我们也打开了进入他们生存世界的大门，穿越回到他们的时空，体验他们的生活和情感。
本书是对史前人类制作和使用的石器及其附属产品开展原料、类型、形态、技术、功能等方面研究的入门指导。从事考古研究、教学、普及、出版工作的人士和相关领域的学者、爱好者都会从中受益，在了解学科历史、研究术语和方法的同时，还会从它所提供的研究案例和文献资料中得到知识和启迪。
这是一本从事史前考古学研究“非读不可”的书。

《中国文明起源新探》著名考古学家苏秉琦先生百年诞辰之际，重温他在生命最后阶段撰写的这部上溯历史源头、追寻华夏文明的考古学著作，炎黄子孙天南地北，神州同心。书中回望，专业和闲暇的阅读，我们共同体会到“中国考古学世纪之作”带来的厚重和愉悦。

What can we learn from the genomes of our closest evolutionary relatives?
Neanderthal Man tells the story of geneticist Svante Pääbo's mission to answer this question, and recounts his ultimately successful efforts to genetically define what makes us different from our Neanderthal cousins. Beginning with the study of DNA in Egyptian mummies in the early 1980s and culminating in the sequencing of the Neanderthal genome in 2010, Neanderthal Man describes the events, intrigues, failures, and triumphs of these scientifically rich years through the lens of the pioneer and inventor of the field of ancient DNA.
We learn that Neanderthal genes offer a unique window into the lives of our hominin relatives and may hold the key to unlocking the mystery of why humans survived while Neanderthals went extinct. Drawing on genetic and fossil clues, Pääbo explores what is known about the origin of modern humans and their relationship to the Neanderthals and describes the fierce debate surrounding the nature of the two species' interactions. His findings have not only redrawn our family tree, but recast the fundamentals of human history—the biological beginnings of fully modern Homo sapiens, the direct ancestors of all people alive today.
A riveting story about a visionary researcher and the nature of scientific inquiry, Neanderthal Man offers rich insight into the fundamental question of who we are.