Argonauts of the Stone Age: Early maritime activity from the first migrations from Africa to the end of the Neolithic

This is an important book. Too often in the past archaeologists have ignored or underestimated sea travel in early prehistory but the evidence has been growing and now it is presented to us in full in this thought provoking study.No longer can those interested in the human achievement neglect to take into account the astonishing achievements of our palaeolithic, mesolithic and neolithic ancestors. This book gives a full account of stone age seafaring presenting the archaeological evidence in the context of the changing world environment and uses ethnographic sources to broaden the readers understanding of the worlds earliest sea craft.It is essential reading for all concerned to understand the human condition. - Professor Sir Barry Cunliffe, OxfordThe book is a comprehensive study of early navigation and its place in the development of human culture from the earliest times to the late Stone Age.This subject is very timely in light of increasing archaeological and palaeoanthropological