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The Origins of Civilization: Wolfson College Lectures, 1978 (Wolfson College Lectures) by P. R. S. Moorey is a history book available to read on EtoBox.
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This collection of essays by leading scholars of archaeology and prehistory examines the emergence of permanent human settlements and the social, political, and religious ideas that may have accompanied this development. Two introductory lectures sketch the emergence of man and his development as hunter, farmer, and fisherman. Then, taking civilization in its most precise sense, separate essays review the evolution of urban societies in the Near East, Europe, China, and Mesoamerica. Final lectur
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- Author
- P. R. S. Moorey
- Publisher
- Oxford: Clarendon Press ; New York: Oxford University Press
- Published
- 1979
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780198131984
- Category
- history
- Subjects
- History, Humanities
- Updated
- 2026-03-25
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