Climate Change in Prehistory: The End of the Reign of Chaos

HowdidhumankinddealwiththeextremechallengesofthelastIceAge?Howhavetherelativelybenignpost-IceAgeconditionsaffectedtheevolutionandspreadofhumanityacrosstheglobe?Bysettingourgenetichistoryinthecontextofclimatechangeduringprehistory,theoriginofmanyfeaturesofourmodernworldareidentifiedandpresentedinthisilluminatingbook.Itreviewstheaspectsofourphysiologyandintellectualdevelopmentthathavebeeninfluencedbyclimaticfactors,andhowfeaturesofourlives-diet,languageandthedomesticationofanimals-arealsotheproductoftheclimateinwhichweevolved.Inshort:climatechangeinprehistoryhasinmanywaysmadeuswhatwearetoday.ClimateChangeinPrehistoryweavestogetherstudiesoftheclimatewithanthropological,archaeologicalandhistoricalstudies,andwillfascinateallthoseinterestedintheeffectsofclimateonhumandevelopmentandhistory.