Riddles of prehistoric times

By James H. Anderson

Before cities, before writing, before memory, there were traces. Nothing is older than questions. In Riddles of Prehistoric Times, James H. Anderson turns those traces into vivid argument: a sequence of early human history essays that weigh fossils and ancient tools, probe ice age prehistory, and test what we can truly know about the paleolithic era world. The result is classic archaeology nonfiction with the pace of a popular science prehistory book, written for curious readers who want clear thinking as much as wonder. Written when excavation and comparison were reshaping ideas of human deep time, it captures the excitement of discovery without losing respect for uncertainty and remains a bracing read today. Anderson brings a storyteller's eye to evidence, asking stone age life questions that still shape the field: how environments moulded bodies, how tools changed minds, and how scattered finds become the mysteries of human origins. For collectors of anthropology and evolution books, it is a reminder of how modern prehistory was first made legible to the public; for an archaeology student reference, it offers a compact model of reasoning from fragmentary remains. As a complete public domain edition, it also belongs on the shelf of anyone building a library of foundational, readable scientific prose, standing confidently alongside the best of paleontology popular science. Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today - a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9353801761
• ISBN13: 9789353801762
• Release Date: July 2019
• Publisher: Alpha Edition
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 0.83 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.5"