Momentous encounters -- Neanderthal ancestors -- Neanderthals and their world -- The quiet people -- The 10,000th grandmother -- Great mobility -- The realm of the Lion Man -- Fat, flints, and furs -- The Gravettians -- The power of the hunt -- Magdalenians -- The challenge of w…
It is not so long ago (a mere 17,000 years - a blink in geologic time) that vast areas of the Northern Hemisphere were covered with ice sheets up to two miles thick, lowering the oceans by more than 120 m. By 11,000 years ago, most of the ice was gone. Evidence from polar ice co…
Past glacial environments
Past Glacial Environments, Second Edition, presents a revised and updated version of the very successful first edition of Menzies' book, covering a breadth of topics with a focus on the recognition and analysis of former glacial environments, including the pre-Quaternary glaciat…
Global Environments through the Quaternary delves into the environmental changes that have taken place during the Quaternary: the two to three million years during which man has inhabited the Earth. It is essential reading for any students seeking a balanced, objective overview …