Tag: Civilizations

After 1177 B.C. The Survival of Civilizations (Turning Points in Ancient History)


Free Download After 1177 B.C.: The Survival of Civilizations (Turning Points in Ancient History) by Eric H. Cline
English | April 16th, 2024 | ISBN: 0691192138 | 353 pages | True PDF | 13.10 MB
In this gripping sequel to his bestselling 1177 B.C., Eric Cline tells the story of what happened after the Bronze Age collapsed-why some civilizations endured, why some gave way to new ones, and why some disappeared forever

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Impact of Tectonic Activity on Ancient Civilizations Recurrent Shakeups, Tenacity, Resilience, and Change


Free Download Eric R. Force, "Impact of Tectonic Activity on Ancient Civilizations: Recurrent Shakeups, Tenacity, Resilience, and Change"
English | ISBN: 1498514278 | 2015 | 212 pages | EPUB | 2 MB
Impact of Tectonic Activity on Ancient Civilizations: Recurrent Shakeups, Tenacity, Resilience, and Change observes a remarkable spatial correspondence of zones of active tectonism (i.e. plate boundaries in the earth’s crust) with the most complex cultures of antiquity ("great ancient civilizations"), and continues to explore the meaning of this relationship from a number of independent angles. Due to resulting site damage, this distribution is counter-intuitive. Nevertheless, systematic differences between "tectonic" and "quiescent" cultures show that tectonic activity corresponded in antiquity with more cultural dynamism. Data of several independent types support direct cultural influence of tectonism, including vignettes of the impact of tectonism in specific ancient cultures. An expectation of change seems to be a feature such tectonic cultures shared, and led to an acceleration of development. These dynamics continue though much obscured in the present day.

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Human Prehistory and the First Civilizations


Free Download Human Prehistory and the First Civilizations by Brian M. Fagan, The Great Courses
English | 2013 | ISBN: N/A | ASIN: B00DTO3V0A | MP3@32kbps | 18h10m | 251 Mb
Where do we come from? How did our ancestors settle this planet? How did the great historic civilizations of the world develop? How does a past so shadowy that it has to be painstakingly reconstructed from fragmentary, largely unwritten records nonetheless make us who and what we are?
These 36 lectures bring you the answers that the latest scientific and archaeological research and theorizing suggest about human origins, how populations developed, and the ways in which civilizations spread throughout the globe. It’s a narrative of the story of human origins and the many ties that still bind us deeply to the world before writing. And it’s a world tour of prehistory with profound links to who we are and how we live today.

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