Christopher Stevens

Written in Stone: A Journey Through the Stone Age and the Origins of Modern Language

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Half the world's population speaks a language that has evolved from a single, prehistoric mother tongue. A mother tongue first spoken in Stone Age times, on the steppes of central Eurasia 6,500 years ago. It was so effective that it flourished for two thousand years. It was a language that spread from the shores of the Black Sea across almost all of Europe and much of Asia. It is the genetic basis of everything we speak and write today-the DNA of language.Written in Stone combines detective work, mythology, ancient history, archaeology, the roots of society, technology and warfare, and the sheer fascination of words to explore that original m… Mehr

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Produktdetails

ISBN: 978-1-60598-907-5
EAN: 9781605989075
Produktnummer: 22501773
Verlag: Pegasus Books
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2015
Seitenangabe: 272 S.
Masse: H23.1 cm x B15.5 cm x D2.8 cm 458 g
Gewicht: 458

Über den Autor

Christopher Stevens is a writer and journalist. His runaway bestselling mnemonics book Thirty Days Has September hit the number-one reference book spot on Amazon. Christopher worked at the Observer for fifteen years before moving to the Daily Mail. He lives in London.