Prehistory
Making of the Human Mind

Colin Renfrew (° 1937) is a well-respected British archaeologist with a long career among others at Cambridge University. I have the impression that this book somewhat is his spiritual testament (written when he was 70), in which he has collected different considerations about his field of expertise......more

Because of the subtitle of this book, I had hoped it would build on Steven Mithen's The Prehistory of the Mind: The Cognitive Origins of Art, Religion and Science (1996), which I just read before. In that book Mithen launched a rather bold but very speculative thesis about the development of the mod......more

Highly recommended for students of the human condition - both professional and avocational. As an archaeologist working in the United States, I have followed Sir Colin Renfrew's writings over the last 26 years or so. I also had the pleasure of meeting him in Liverpool, England, after a presentation I......more

Troppa carne al fuoco in cosi' poco spazio e troppo anglocentrico. Il risultato e' abbastanza irritante: troppo superficiale per chi vuole approfondire, troppo supponente per chi vuole cominciare. Un saggio purtroppo irrisolto.......more

This is a densely written thought provoking book which repays the effort it takes to read it. It provides an overview of human origins which is convincing and well argued. I consider that the book is an indispensable key to an understanding of prehistory for the non-archaeologist.......more