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| The Prehistory of the Mind: A Search for the Origins of Art, Religion and Science
| | Steven Mithen
| The Prehistory of the Mind is set to join the canon of essential texts and is also an excellent read - Colin Tudge, Independent
How do our minds work? When did language and religious beliefs first emerge? Why was there a cultural explosion of art and creativity with the arrival of modern humans? This ground-breaking book brings the insight of archaeology to our understanding of the development and history of the human mind, combining them with ideas from evolutionary psychology in a brilliant and provocative synthesis.
Readers will be entertained and provoked by Mithen's insightful synthesis of so many aspects of our evolution. It is a wonderful start to a new and productive way of thinking - Roger Lewin, New Scientist
A truly pioneering work - Colin Renfrew
Daring and original... it's a fine idea and a fine book - Jerry Fodor, London Review of Books
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