The Long Walk Here: A Short Prehistory of Humanity

This book is about humans, it is about us ... and it is based on the archaeological evidence that we have at hand. It has three main purposes and is intended for those who are not specialists in archaeology. One is to present what we think we know about the past in a short narrative, one is to demonstrate the vast time scale involved in prehistory, and one is to discuss why we care about the past. Modern politicians, pundits, journalists, observers, and others love to cite the past to suppo...