The Human Past

Why it’s on the list: The standard university survey of world prehistory — a multi-author account of everything from the first hominins to the early states, region by region.

Where I heard about it

• The replies to @typesfast — named in the thread asking “What’s the best history book you’ve read?” (June 2025).

Connections

• What’s the best history book… (tweet) — the saved thread this recommendation came from.
• History · Culture · Evolution — where this sits in the corpus.