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The dawn of civilization
Title statement The dawn of civilization : the first world survey of human cultures in early times / texts by Grahame Clark, James Mellaart, M.E.L. Mallowan, Cyril Aldred, William Culican, Seton Lloyd, M.S.F. Hood, Sir Mortimer Wheeler, William Watson, Anthony Christie, E.D. Phillips, T.G.E. Powell, G.H.S. Bushnell ; edited by Stuart Piggott Another responsib. Clark, Grahame, 1907-1995 (Author) Mellaart, James (Author) Mallowan, M.E.L. (Author) Aldred, Cyril 1914- (Author) Culican, William, 1928-1984 (Author) Lloyd, Seton, 1902-1996 (Author) Hood, M.S.F. (Author) Wheeler, Mortimer, 1890-1976 (Author) Watson, William (Author) Christie, Anthony (Author) Phillips, E.D. (Author) Powell, T. G. E. (Thomas George Eyre), 1916-1975 (Author) Bushnell, G. H. S., (Geoffrey Hext Sutherland), 1903-1978 (Author) Piggott, Stuart (Editor) Edition statement Fourth Impression Publication London : Thames and Hudson, 1967 Phys.des. 403 strán, 1 nečíslovaná strana : čiernobiele a farebné ilustrácie, fotografie ; čiernobiele plány, mapy, pôdorysy ; 36 cm Note Design Ian Mackenzie Kerr ARCA. Obsahuje vizuálnu tabuľku s vyobrazením období, ktoré publikácia pokrýva Obsahuje selektívnu bibliografiu na stranách 389 až 391. Obsahuje zoznam a zdroje vyobrazení na stranách 392 až 399. Obsahuje register Incomplete contents Introduction: The Man-Made World / Stuart Piggott -- I The First Half-Million Years. The hunters and gatherers of the Stone Age / Grahame Clark -- The creature that was to become Man -- The first tool-making humans -- Slowly growing skills -- The most splendid artistic achievements of Early Man -- The final retreat of the ice -- The lagoon dwellers of the North -- II Roots in the Soil. The beginning of village and urban life / James Mellaart -- A decisive step forward: the first farmers -- The oldest known town in the world -- The great wall of Jericho -- The invention of pottery -- The mother-goddess -- The spread of painted pottery -- The first workers in metal: copper -- III The Birth of Written History. Civilized life begins: Mesopotamia and Iran / M.E.L. Mallowan -- The first light of civilization -- The city of Uruk -- Trade with Iran -- The temples of the plains -- Idols, amulets and seals -- The invention of writing -- A glorious abundance of the fine arts -- Sargon the Great -- The death-pit of Ur -- IV The Rise of the God-Kings. The first flowering in Ancient Egypt / Cyril Aldred -- The annual miracle of the Nile -- The Two Lands of Egypt -- The reign of Narmer, first god-king -- Eternal dwellings in stone: the Pyramids -- The cult of the dead -- Early masterpieces of Egyptian art -- The busy life of the people -- V The First Merchant Ventures. The sea peoples of the Levant / William Culican -- Canaanites and Amorites -- The Shepherd Kings from Asia -- Egypt dominates the Levant -- The great invasion by sea -- The Philistines -- Ivory, apes and peacocks -- Far-ranging Phoenician traders -- Tyre and Sidon -- The first alphabets -- VI Melting Pot of Peoples. The early settlement of Anatolia / Seton Lloyd -- The historical bridge between Eurpe and Asia -- Tombs of the royal dead -- Treasure from Troy and Dorak -- The merchants of Kanesh -- The empire of the Hittites -- Urartu in the east -- Invaders from the west: the 'Tomb of Midas ' -- VII The Home of the Heroes. The Aegean before the Greeks / M.S.F. Hood -- Settlers in a sea-girt paradise -- The high civilization of Crete -- The Palace of Minos at Knossos -- Royal graves of the Mainland: Mycenae -- The treasury of Atreus -- Writing: the puzzle of Linear B -- The citadel of Tiryns -- VIII Ancient India. The civilization of a sub-continent / Sir Mortimer Wheeler -- Two remarkable cities of the Indus: Mohenjo-daro and Harappā -- Seals and picture writing -- Indra the fort-destroyer -- The Ganges civilization -- The Persians bring iron and the first money -- Civilization spreads south -- IX A Cycle of Cathay. China: the civilization of a single people / William Watson -- The cradle of Chinese civilization -- The Shang Dynasty -- Consulting the oracle bones: the first writing -- Mastery of bronze -- Chariots and weapons of war -- The 'Warring States' -- The Great Wall of China -- The Way of Confucius -- X The Sea-Locked Lands. The diverse traditions of South East Asia / Anthony Cristie -- Chryse, the Land of Gold -- Where two monsoons meet -- The ancient traditions persist: rice and the megaliths -- The influence of India -- The bronze drums of Dong-son -- The great monuments of Angkor Wat and Borobudur -- XI The Royal Hordes. The nomad peoples of the Steppes / E.D. Phillips -- Early farmers and herdsmen -- The coming of the horse -- Barbarian burial and royal treasure -- The 'Animal Art' of the mounted nomads -- Cimmerians and Scythians -- Riding for war in Asia Minor -- The frozen tombs of the Altai -- XII Barbarian Europe. From the first farmers to the Celts / T.G.E. Powell -- The anonymous ancestors of Northern Europe -- The Bell Beaker folk -- Wealthy chieftains of the High Bronze Age -- Stonehenge: a unique monument -- The barbarian craftsmen of Hallstatt -- La Tène and the heroic society of the Celts -- XIII The Crimson-Tipped Flower. The birth and growth of New World civilization / G.H.S. Bushnell -- The first Americans -- The Valley of Mexico -- Temple-topped pyramids of the Maya -- Astonishing accuracy of the Maya calendar -- The coming of the warriors -- The Aztecs: blood for the gods -- The only true empire: the Incas of Peru -- XIV Epilogue: The Heritage of Man Subject Headings civilizácie staroveké civilizácie dejiny kultúry archeológia Keywords vývoj civilizácie * vývoj kultúry Form, Genre kolektívne monografie Country United Kingdom Language English Copy count 1, currently available 0, at library only 1 Database Books 
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