Books by Steven Mithen and Complete Book Reviews

Steven Mithen, Author Harvard University Press $25.95 (374p) ISBN 978-0-674-02192-1
Mithen (The Prehistory of Mind; After the Ice) draws on archaeological record and current research on neurology and genetics to explain how and why humans think, talk and make music the way they do. If it sounds impenetrably academic, it isn't:...
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Steven Mithen. Basic, $36 (544p) ISBN 978-1-5416-0538-1
In this fascinating analysis, archaeologist Mithen (The Singing Neanderthals) chronicles human ancestors’ progress from grunts and screams to jokes and poetry. Primate studies offer insight into the origins of language, Mithen contends, suggesting...
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