Stepping-Stones
A Journey through the Ice Age Caves of the Dordogne
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The cave art of France's Dordogne region is world-famous for the mythology and beauty of its remarkable drawings and paintings. These ancient images of lively bison, horses, and mammoths, as well as symbols of all kinds, are fascinating touchstones in the development of human culture, demonstrating how far humankind has come and reminding us of the ties that bind us across the ages.
Over more than 25 years of teaching and research, Christine Desdemaines-Hugon has become an unrivaled expert in the cave art and artists of the Dordogne region. In Stepping-Stones she combines her expertise in both art and archaeology to convey an intimate understanding of the "cave experience." Her keen insights communicate not only the incomparable artistic value of these works but also the near-spiritual impact of viewing them for oneself.
Focusing on five fascinating sites, including the famed Font de Gaume and others that still remain open to the public, this audiobook reveals striking similarities between art forms of the Paleolithic and works of modern artists and gives us a unique pathway toward understanding the culture of the Dordogne Paleolithic peoples and how it still touches our lives today.
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We often think of Britain springing from nowhere with the arrival of the Romans. But in Ancestors, pre-eminent archaeologist, broadcaster and academic Professor Alice Roberts explores what we can learn about the very earliest Britons – from their burial sites. Although we have very little evidence of what life was like in prehistorical times, here their stories are told through the bones and funerary offerings left behind, preserved in the ground for thousands of years.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Current narrative
- De James en 06-26-21
De: Alice Roberts
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Cro-Magnon
- How the Ice Age Gave Birth to the First Modern Humans
- De: Brian Fagan
- Narrado por: James Langton
- Duración: 9 h y 52 m
- Versión completa
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Best-selling author Brian Fagan brings early humans out of the deep freeze with his trademark mix of erudition, cutting-edge science, and vivid storytelling. Cro-Magnon reveals human society in its infancy, facing enormous environmental challenges - including a rival species of humans, the Neanderthals. For ten millennia, Cro-Magnons lived side by side with Neanderthals, an encounter that Fagan fills with drama.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Fact and fiction
- De Paul en 08-12-10
De: Brian Fagan
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The Oldest Enigma of Humanity
- De: Bertrand David, Jean-Jacques Lefrere
- Narrado por: Jason Culp
- Duración: 3 h y 12 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 66
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 62
Thirty thousand years ago our prehistoric ancestors painted perfect images of animals on walls of tortuous caves, most often without any light. How was this possible? Scholars and archaeologists have for centuries pored over these works of art, speculating and hoping to come away with the key to the mystery. David and Lefrre give us a new understanding of an art lost in time, revealing what had until recently remained unexplainable - the oldest enigma in humanity has been solved.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Amazing conclusion that will change your views
- De D en 05-13-15
De: Bertrand David, y otros
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Masters of the Planet
- The Search for Our Human Origins
- De: Ian Tattersall
- Narrado por: Bob Souer
- Duración: 8 h y 43 m
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Fifty thousand years ago - merely a blip in evolutionary time - our Homo sapiens ancestors were competing for existence with several other human species, just as their precursors had done for millions of years. Yet something about our species distinguished it from the pack, and ultimately led to its survival while the rest became extinct. Just what was it that allowed Homo sapiens to become masters of the planet? Ian Tattersall, curator emeritus at the American Museum of Natural History, takes us deep into the fossil record to uncover what made humans so special.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great Book, Some Sloppy Editing
- De DB en 11-23-20
De: Ian Tattersall
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Ancient Bones
- Unearthing the Astonishing New Story of How We Became Human
- De: Madelaine Böhme
- Narrado por: Aimée Ayotte
- Duración: 7 h y 56 m
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Africa has long been considered the cradle of life - where life and humans evolved - but somewhere west of Munich, Germany, paleoclimatologist and paleontologist Madelaine Böhme and her team make a discovery that is beyond anything they ever imagined: the 12-million-year-old bones of an ancient ape - Danuvius guggenmos - which makes headlines around the world and defies prevailing theories of human history and where human life began.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Brave Attempt
- De Bill Treat en 10-15-22
De: Madelaine Böhme
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Denisovan Origins
- Hybrid Humans, Göbekli Tepe, and the Genesis of the Giants of Ancient America
- De: Andrew Collins, Gregory L. Little
- Narrado por: Micah Hanks
- Duración: 10 h
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 152
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 139
Tracing the migrations of the Denisovans and their interbreeding with Neanderthals and early human populations in Asia, Europe, Australia, and the Americas, Andrew Collins and Greg Little explore how the new mental capabilities of the Denisovan-Neanderthal and Denisovan-human hybrids greatly accelerated the flowering of human civilization over 40,000 years ago. They show how the Denisovans displayed sophisticated advances, including precision-machined stone tools and jewelry, tailored clothing, celestially-aligned architecture, and horse domestication.
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2 out of 5 stars
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There are better sources to get real information
- De cfeagans en 09-06-19
De: Andrew Collins, y otros
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The Tyrannosaur Chronicles
- De: David Hone
- Narrado por: Gavin Osborn
- Duración: 8 h y 30 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 186
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 169
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 170
Adored by children and adults alike, tyrannosaurus is the most famous dinosaur in the world, one that pops up again and again in pop culture, often battling other beasts such as King Kong, triceratops, or velociraptors in Jurassic Park. But despite the hype, tyrannosaurus and the other tyrannosaurs are fascinating animals in their own right and are among the best-studied of all dinosaurs.
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4 out of 5 stars
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An Engaging Biography of the King
- De Erik en 08-06-18
De: David Hone
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Cahokia
- Ancient America’s Great City on the Mississippi
- De: Timothy Pauketat
- Narrado por: George Wilson
- Duración: 6 h y 53 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 129
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 105
Professor Timothy R. Pauketat illuminates the riveting discovery of the largest pre-Columbian city on U.S. soil. Once a flourishing metropolis of 20,000 people in 1050, Cahokia had rotted away by 1400. Its earthen mounds near modern-day St. Louis reveal “woodhenges” and evidence of large-scale human sacrifice.
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3 out of 5 stars
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probably better in hard copy
- De Mary en 06-05-11
De: Timothy Pauketat
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The Neanderthals Rediscovered
- How Modern Science Is Rewriting Their Story (Revised and Updated Edition)
- De: Dimitra Papagianni, Michael A. Morse
- Narrado por: Nigel Patterson
- Duración: 5 h y 43 m
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In recent years, the common perception of the Neanderthals has been transformed, thanks to new discoveries and paradigm-shattering scientific innovations. It turns out that the Neanderthals' behavior was surprisingly modern: they buried the dead, cared for the sick, hunted large animals in their prime, harvested seafood, and communicated with spoken language. Meanwhile, advances in DNA technologies are compelling us to reassess the Neanderthals' place in our own past.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Fascinating Subject... Soporific Reader
- De Andrew E. Yarosh en 11-21-17
De: Dimitra Papagianni, y otros
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Three Stones Make a Wall
- The Story of Archaeology
- De: Eric H. Cline
- Narrado por: LJ Ganser
- Duración: 12 h y 44 m
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In 1922, Howard Carter peered into Tutankhamun's tomb for the first time, the only light coming from the candle in his outstretched hand. Urged to tell what he was seeing through the small opening he had cut in the door to the tomb, the Egyptologist famously replied, "I see wonderful things". Carter's fabulous discovery is just one of the many spellbinding stories told in Three Stones Make a Wall.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Solid, but still disappointed
- De Sturgie en 04-10-18
De: Eric H. Cline
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Origins of the Sphinx
- Celestial Guardian of Pre-Pharaonic Civilization
- De: Robert M. Schoch PhD, Robert Bauval
- Narrado por: Micah Hanks
- Duración: 11 h y 35 m
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No other monument in the world evokes mystery like the Great Sphinx of Giza. It has survived the harsh climate of Egypt for thousands of years and will remain long after our own civilization is gone. According to orthodox Egyptology, the Sphinx was built around 2500 BCE as a memorial to the pharaoh Khafre. Yet this “fact” has scant to no supportive evidence. When was the Sphinx really built and, most importantly, why?
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5 out of 5 stars
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The Truth is Out There
- De nasamike en 04-15-21
De: Robert M. Schoch PhD, y otros
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The Sediments of Time
- My Lifelong Search for the Past
- De: Meave Leakey, Samira Leakey
- Narrado por: Susan Lyons
- Duración: 14 h y 35 m
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Preeminent paleoanthropologist Meave Leakey brings us along on her remarkable journey to reveal the diversity of our early pre-human ancestors and how past climate change drove their evolution. She offers a fresh account of our past, as recent breakthroughs have allowed new analysis of her team’s fossil findings and vastly expanded our understanding of our ancestors. Meave’s own personal story is replete with drama, from thrilling discoveries on the shores of Lake Turkana to run-ins with armed herders and every manner of wildlife, to raising her children....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Brilliant!
- De tess koffler en 04-07-21
De: Meave Leakey, y otros
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First Steps
- How Upright Walking Made Us Human
- De: Jeremy DeSilva
- Narrado por: Kaleo Griffith
- Duración: 9 h y 17 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 158
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Blending history, science, and culture, a stunning and highly engaging evolutionary story exploring how walking on two legs allowed humans to become the planet’s dominant species.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Mammalian Bipedalism's Many Layers
- De Sarah C. en 06-07-22
De: Jeremy DeSilva
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The Horse
- The Epic History of Our Noble Companion
- De: Wendy Williams
- Narrado por: Angela Brazil
- Duración: 11 h y 41 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 55
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Horses have a story to tell - one of resilience, sociability, and intelligence and of partnership with human beings. In The Horse, journalist and equestrienne Wendy Williams brings that story brilliantly to life. Williams chronicles the 56-million-year journey of horses as she visits with experts around the world, exploring what our biological affinities and differences can tell us about the bond between horses and humans and what our longtime companions might think and feel.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Full of science.
- De Jennifer90046 en 02-07-17
De: Wendy Williams
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The World Before Us
- The New Science Behind Our Human Origins
- De: Tom Higham
- Narrado por: John Sackville
- Duración: 9 h y 4 m
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General5 out of 5 stars 154
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 138
A fascinating investigation of the origin of humans based on incredible new discoveries and advanced scientific technology.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Wonderfully Accessible
- De Deborah N en 11-02-21
De: Tom Higham
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Almost Human
- The Astonishing Tale of Homo Naledi and the Discovery That Changed Our Human Story
- De: Lee Berger, John Hawks
- Narrado por: Donald Corren
- Duración: 6 h y 34 m
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A story of defiance and determination by a controversial scientist, this is Lee Berger's own take on finding Homo naledi, an all-new species on the human family tree and one of the greatest discoveries of the 21st century. In 2013, Lee Berger, a National Geographic explorer-in-residence, heard of a cache of bones in a hard-to-reach underground cave in South Africa. He put out a call around the world for petite collaborators - men and women small and adventurous enough to be able to squeeze through eight-inch tunnels to reach a sunless cave forty feet underground. It worked.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A deep story on the rocky trail to human origins
- De Peter Matthews en 01-14-19
De: Lee Berger, y otros
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America Before
- The Key to Earth's Lost Civilization
- De: Graham Hancock
- Narrado por: Graham Hancock
- Duración: 17 h y 17 m
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 3,554
Stunning new archaeological discoveries in North America together with new genetic evidence have launched a revolution in our understanding of the remote past of our species and of the origins of civilization. Graham Hancock, the internationally best-selling author has been overwhelmingly vindicated by recent discoveries. America Before: The Key to Earth's Lost Civilization is a mind-dilating exploration of the mystery of ancient civilizations, amazing archaeological discoveries, and profound implications for how we lead our lives today.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Fun to Think About
- De Amazon Customer en 04-26-19
De: Graham Hancock
Lo que los oyentes dicen sobre Stepping-Stones
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Total3 out of 5 stars
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Ejecución2 out of 5 stars
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- DJW
- 08-01-23
Interesting but
The subject matter is very informative but as an audiobook this title suffers from poor narration.
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- Amelia
- 04-30-21
My favorite book about prehistoric art
Extremely thorough and detailed descriptions of a huge number of Paleolithic archaeological sites and artifacts. It can be somewhat difficult to follow as an audiobook without any visuals, but a quick Google search yields plenty of photos and illustrations of the art.
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