Kyle Harrison
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The Human Past

The Human Past: World Prehistory and the Development of Human Societies
Author
Chris Scarre
Published
2005
Pages
784
Recommended
Once
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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 saw it: A reply to @typesfast’s question on X, June 5, 2025 — “What’s the best history book you’ve read?” — recovered from that thread and saved to Kyle’s Apple Note “Books To Read”. Thread: https://x.com/typesfast/status/1930617097068912787

Connections

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