Advancement in Ancient Civilizations e-bog
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Traditional scholarship on how ancient civilizations emerged is outmoded and new insights call for revision. According to the well-established paradigm, Mesopotamia is considered the cradle of civilization. Following the cliche of ex oriente lux ("e;light from the East"e;) all major achievements of humankind spread from the Middle East. Modern archaeology, cultural science and historica...
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253,01 DKK
Forlag
McFarland
Udgivet
21 september 2020
Længde
244 sider
Genrer
Ancient history
Sprog
English
Format
epub
Beskyttelse
LCP
ISBN
9781476640754
Traditional scholarship on how ancient civilizations emerged is outmoded and new insights call for revision. According to the well-established paradigm, Mesopotamia is considered the cradle of civilization. Following the cliche of ex oriente lux ("e;light from the East"e;) all major achievements of humankind spread from the Middle East. Modern archaeology, cultural science and historical linguistics indicate civilizations did not originate from a single prototype. Several models produced divergent patterns of advanced culture, developing both hierarchical and egalitarian societies. This study outlines a panorama of ancient civilizations, including the still little-known Danube civilization, now identified as the oldest advanced culture in Europe. In a comparative view, a new paradigm of research and a new cultural chronology of civilizations in the Old and New Worlds emerges, with climate change shown to be a continual influence on human lifeways.