ancient man

Describes the 1994 discovery made in Chauvet, France, of a cave with Stone Age rock paintings, and discusses the significance of cave art to people living in prehistoric as well as modern times.

Presents an illustrated introduction to the prehistory of humans, discussing the invention of tools, hunters and gatherers, burials and beliefs, art and crafts, early homes, the birth of agriculture, villages and cities, stone architecture, and animals.

Recounts the discovery of the caves in France that have artwork on the walls made by the Magdalenian people more than 17,000 years ago.

Examines the history, traditions, daily life, and culture of the Stone Age, and includes fifteen projects based on the text, as well as fact boxes, photographs, illustrations, a historical map, and a pictorial timeline.

Uses a newspaper format to present the inventions, lifestyles, climate changes, and progress in hunting and farming of the Stone Age.

Ilustrated study of evolution and prehistoric times, focusing on the discovery of Lucy, the skeleton of a modern human predecessor known as Australopithecus afarensis believed to be over three-million-years-old, which was found in the Afar Depression of Ethiopia in 1974.

Text and photographs present a description of early humans, their origins, their tools and weapons, how they hunted and foraged for food, and the role of family life, money, religion, and magic.

Traces the evolution of human beings from the creation of the universe to the advent of the Neanderthals. Also discusses how archaeologists use available evidence to reconstruct the past.

Traces the early history of civilization from the first toolmakers of four million years ago through the Greeks of the fifth century B.C.

Surveys the history of the ancient world, from prehistoric times to the fall of the Roman Empire.