{"product_id":"advancement-in-ancient-civilizations-life-culture-science-and-thought-9781476679891","title":"Advancement in Ancient Civilizations: Life, Culture, Science and Thought","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Harald Haarmann\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Ancient - General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Traditional scholarship on how ancient civilizations emerged is outmoded and new insights call for revision. According to the well-established paradigm, Mesopotamia is considered the cradle of civilization. Following the cliche of \u003ci\u003eex oriente lux\u003c\/i\u003e (\"light from the East\") all major achievements of humankind spread from the Middle East. Modern archaeology, cultural science and historical linguistics indicate civilizations did not originate from a single prototype. Several models produced divergent patterns of advanced culture, developing both hierarchical and egalitarian societies. This study outlines a panorama of ancient civilizations, including the still little-known Danube civilization, now identified as the oldest advanced culture in Europe. In a comparative view, a new paradigm of research and a new cultural chronology of civilizations in the Old and New Worlds emerges, with climate change shown to be a continual influence on human lifeways.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Atlantic Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46453814689943,"sku":"9781476679891","price":4610.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781476679891.webp?v=1769146259","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/advancement-in-ancient-civilizations-life-culture-science-and-thought-9781476679891","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}