Human prehistory and the first civilizations [videorecording] Brian M. Fagan.
Narrative of the story of human origins and the many ties that still bind us deeply to the world before writing.
Record details
- ISBN: 1565855892
- ISBN: 1565856880
- ISBN: 9781565855892
- ISBN: 9781565856882
- ISBN: 9791565855891
- Physical Description: 6 videodiscs (approximately 18 hrs.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 3 course guidebooks (21 cm) in 3 cases (25 cm).
- Edition: Full screen
- Publisher: [Chantilly, Va.] : The Teaching Company, [2003]
- Copyright: ©2003
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | part I. Introducing human prehistory -- In the beginning -- Our earliest ancestors -- The first human diaspora -- The first Europeans -- The Neanderthals -- The origins of Homo sapiens sapiens -- The great diaspora -- The world of the Cro-Magnons -- Artists and mammoth hunters -- The first Americans -- The Paleo-Indians and afterward -- part II. After the Ice Age -- The first farmers -- Why farming? -- The first European farmers -- Farming in Asia and settling the Pacific -- The story of maize -- The origins of states and civilization -- Sumerian civilization -- Ancient Egyptian civilization to the Old Kingdom -- Ancient Egypt : Middle and New Kingdoms -- The Minoan civilization of Crete -- The eastern Mediterranean world -- part III. The Harappan civilization of South Asia -- South and Southeast Asia -- Africa : a world of interconnectedness -- The origins of Chinese civilization -- China : Zhou to the Han -- Southeast Asian civilizations -- Pueblos and moundbuilders in North America -- Ancient Maya civilization -- Highland Mesoamerican civilization -- The origins of Andean civilization -- The Inka and their predecessors -- Epilogue. |
| Participant or Performer Note: | Professor Brian M. Fagan, speaker. |
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| Subject: | Civilization, Ancient. History, Ancient. Prehistoric peoples. |
| Genre: | Video recordings. |
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Available copies
- 4 of 4 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
- 2 of 2 copies available at McDowell County Public Library.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 4 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Old Fort Branch Library | 930 FAG GUIDEBK (Text)
: DVD COURSES PARTS 1-3 SHELVED SEPARATELY [ CM @ OLD_FORT ]
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37810435332100 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Old Fort Branch Library | AUDIOCD 930 FAG P3 6DISC (Text)
: GUIDEBOOK SHELVED SEPERATELY [ CM @ OLD_FORT ]
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37810435332092 | Adult Audiobook | Available | - |
