{"product_id":"the-lost-civilizations-of-the-stone-age","title":"The Lost Civilizations of the Stone Age","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eThe Lost Civilizations of the Stone Age\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eRichard Rudgley\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e9780684862705\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003eFree Press\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished: \u003c\/b\u003e2000\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003ePaperback\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdition: \u003c\/b\u003e1st Touchstone Ed\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber of Pages: \u003c\/b\u003e320\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Note: \u003c\/b\u003eExcellent, unmarked copy with little wear and tight binding. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher Description: \u003c\/b\u003eAn authoritative, eye-opening look at Stone Age civilizations that explodes traditional portrayals of prehistory \u003cbr\u003e The rise of historical civilization 5,000 years ago is often depicted as if those societies were somehow created out of nothing. However, recent discoveries of astonishing accomplishments from the Neolithic Age -- in art, technology, writing, math, science, religion, medicine and exploration -- demand a fundamental rethinking of humanity before the dawn of written history. \u003cbr\u003e In this fascinating book, Richard Rudgley describes how \u003cbr\u003e * The intrepid explorers of the Stone Age discovered all of the world's major land masses long before the so-called Age of Discovery\u003cbr\u003e * Stone Age man performed medical operations, including amputations and delicate cranial surgeries\u003cbr\u003e * Paleolithic cave artists of Western Europe used techniques that were forgotten until the Renaissance\u003cbr\u003e * Prehistoric life expectancy was better than it is for contemporary third-world populations \u003cbr\u003e Rudgley reminds us just how savage so-called civilized people can be, and demonstrates how the cultures that have been reviled as savage were truly civilized. \u003ci\u003eThe Lost Civilizations of the Stone Age\u003c\/i\u003e shows the great debt that contemporary society owes to its prehistoric predecessors. It is a rich introduction to a lost world that will redefine the meaning of civilization itself.\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Free Press","offers":[{"title":"The Lost Civilizations of the Stone Age | Richard Rudgley | Paperback | 9780684862705 | Used: Like New | Back Stacks F 1745436","offer_id":48468644135064,"sku":"1745436","price":10.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0492\/1609\/4360\/files\/71WUWfkzf3S.jpg?v=1773410919","url":"https:\/\/roundaboutbookstore.com\/products\/the-lost-civilizations-of-the-stone-age","provider":"Roundabout Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}