Archaeology, Paleontology, Prehistory All books
![Memory of a Mammoth - Science, past and present](https://s0.odilejacob.fr/couvertures/9782738157683.jpg)
Yves Coppens
Memory of a Mammoth Science, past and present
The latest memoir by Yves Coppens. With 40 tastes of science and history. With 40 illustrations, maps and photos.
![Once Upon a Time There Was Lucy](https://s2.odilejacob.fr/couvertures/9782738154354.jpg)
Maurice Taieb, Doris Barboni
Once Upon a Time There Was Lucy
The discovery of Lucy told to children by one of her historic discoverers. Illustrations by Cécile Gambini.
![Women of the Past - Images, myths and realities of the Neolithic woman](https://s0.odilejacob.fr/couvertures/9782738157775.jpg)
Jean Guilaine
Women of the Past Images, myths and realities of the Neolithic woman
A book by one of the most renowned specialists of the protohistoric period, to help understand women’s place in the first sedentary societies of the Neolithic period.
![Neanderthal Uncovered](https://s1.odilejacob.fr/couvertures/9782738157232.jpg)
Ludovic Slimak
Neanderthal Uncovered
Neanderthal Man as he truly was; an innovative and enthralling book, which takes us on a journey through space and time with our “human brother.”
![Fossil DNA, a Time Machine](https://s3.odilejacob.fr/couvertures/9782738154231.jpg)
Ludovic Orlando
Fossil DNA, a Time Machine
DNA sequencing isn’t of use only to doctors and biologists. It has become an essential tool for paleontologists and archeologists: for it is a true time machine.
![Metamorphoses of Humans (The)](https://s0.odilejacob.fr/couvertures/9782738151865.jpg)
Marcel Otte
The Metamorphoses of Humans
A light shed by prehistory on the profound nature of humans, their relationship to the natural world, their appetite for conquest, but also their passion for challenges and their inventiveness.
![And Evolution Created Woman - Sexual Coercion and Violence in Men](https://s2.odilejacob.fr/couvertures/9782738152138.jpg)
Pascal Picq
And Evolution Created Woman Sexual Coercion and Violence in Men
An accessible, compelling assessment of what has been learned concerning the relationships between the sexes/genders from an evolutionary point of view.
![Scholar, the Fossil, and the Prince (The) - From the Lab to Palaces](https://s0.odilejacob.fr/couvertures/9782738150424.jpg)
Yves Coppens
The Scholar, the Fossil, and the Prince From the Lab to Palaces
A storyteller with amazing talent, a scientist who is happy to reveal to the greatest of figures other facets of his personality: adventurous, refined, and full of humor.
![At the Origins of Funerary Rituals - Seeing, Hiding, Making Sacred](https://s1.odilejacob.fr/couvertures/9782738149794.jpg)
Éric Crubézy
At the Origins of Funerary Rituals Seeing, Hiding, Making Sacred
From prehistory to history, descriptions of funeral rituals, known or less so, with first-hand documentation.
![Memoirs of a Protohistorian - In Search of Peoples Without Writing](https://s3.odilejacob.fr/couvertures/9782738146427.jpg)
Jean Guilaine
Memoirs of a Protohistorian In Search of Peoples Without Writing
By one of the preeminent specialists in protohistory, the tale of a simple passion for archeology in the Mediterranean region, fed by a deep attachment to the peasant world and to childhood.
![Following Lucy - Expeditions in Ethiopia](https://s0.odilejacob.fr/couvertures/9782738141644.jpg)
Raymonde Bonnefille
Following Lucy Expeditions in Ethiopia
A unique account by one of the few women to have actively participated in the great archeological expeditions in the Omo Valley in the 1970s.
![Audacity of Sapiens: How Humanity Was Formed (The)](https://s2.odilejacob.fr/couvertures/9782738143648.jpg)
Marcel Otte
The Audacity of Sapiens: How Humanity Was Formed
It is time to bring back thought, responsibility, and courage to a consideration of the prodigious human adventure.
![Origins of Man: Origins of a Man - Memoirs](https://s0.odilejacob.fr/couvertures/9782738136053.jpg)
Yves Coppens
Origins of Man: Origins of a Man Memoirs
Richly illustrated, the memoirs of a great paleontologist, a man of exceptional breadth and an indefatigable story-teller, world-renowned prehistorian, and award-winning French scientist. The story of a life dedicated entirely to studying, explaining, reconstituting, understanding, telling about, and conveying the history of human beings, and the mystery of our origins.
![Protohistory - The Awakening of the West (7000-2000 BCE)](https://s1.odilejacob.fr/couvertures/9782738139627.jpg)
Jean Guilaine
Protohistory The Awakening of the West (7000-2000 BCE)
An original, in-depth, richly-documented study of menhirs and dolmens, of the “religion” of the people of the Neolithic, of the origins of political power, and of the organization of social hierarchy
![Archeology of the Vanquished or History of the Victor?](https://s3.odilejacob.fr/couvertures/9782738137913.jpg)
Éric Crubézy, Dariya Nikolaeva
Archeology of the Vanquished or History of the Victor?
An analysis of natural selection, the evolution of societies, and adaptation to climate and the environment. A different way of looking at history, by questioning what ensures the survival of certain societies facing extreme natural conditions as well as invasions and colonization.
![Domestication of Fire (The)](https://s0.odilejacob.fr/couvertures/9782738135001.jpg)
Henry de Lumley
The Domestication of Fire
A reference work, lavishly illustrated, on one of the most essential subjects in the history of mankind. The author is one of the greatest paleontologists of the time, and a passionate researcher. The domestication of fire is a subject of interest to a wide public.
![Paul Tournal, The Inventor Of Prehistory](https://s2.odilejacob.fr/couvertures/9782738134288.jpg)
Jean Guilaine, Chantal Alibert
Paul Tournal, The Inventor Of Prehistory
A clear and accessible account of the obstacles endured by the inventor of prehistory, in particular in overcoming disbelief in the existence of fossilised human remains.
![We are all Africans - In search of the first man](https://s0.odilejacob.fr/couvertures/9782738131812.jpg)
Michel Brunet
We are all Africans In search of the first man
The book gives a lively account of the life of a palaeontologist, with descriptions of excavations and findings.
![Present of the Past 4 (The) - Pastilles of Prehistory](https://s3.odilejacob.fr/couvertures/9782738133144.jpg)
Yves Coppens
The Present of the Past 4 Pastilles of Prehistory
A lively introduction to the basics of Prehistory that is both informative and entertaining
![Humanity’s Second Birth - The Neolithic Revolution](https://s0.odilejacob.fr/couvertures/9782738132611.jpg)
Jean Guilaine
Humanity’s Second Birth The Neolithic Revolution
The Neolithic Revolution, a major turning point in the history of humanity
![Mrs Neanderthal Meets Homo sapiens](https://s2.odilejacob.fr/couvertures/9782738131539.jpg)
Pascal Picq
Mrs Neanderthal Meets Homo sapiens
This enthralling fable is the springboard for Pascal Picq’s questionings about today’s world and its contradictions
![Memoirs of Two Prehistorians (The)](https://s1.odilejacob.fr/couvertures/9782738131010.jpg)
Henry de Lumley, Marie-Antoinette de Lumley
The Memoirs of Two Prehistorians
The epic story of Humankind, recounted by eminent prehistorians
![Present of the Past to the Third Power (The) - Prehistoric News](https://s3.odilejacob.fr/couvertures/9782738127792.jpg)
Yves Coppens
The Present of the Past to the Third Power Prehistoric News
Yves Coppens reveals the latest archaeological findings and recreates prehistoric life with amazing precision
![War in Prehistory](https://s0.odilejacob.fr/couvertures/9782738130204.jpg)
Marylène Patou-Mathis
War in Prehistory
A fascinating journey to the origins of violence among humans
![And at the Beginning there was Man... - From Toumaï to Cro-Magnon](https://s2.odilejacob.fr/couvertures/9782738115331.jpg)
Pascal Picq
And at the Beginning there was Man... From Toumaï to Cro-Magnon
In forty years, the genealogical tree of human evolution has grown so extensively that it now spans six million years.
![Is Man a Political Ape?](https://s0.odilejacob.fr/couvertures/9782738129321.jpg)
Pascal Picq
Is Man a Political Ape?
Political practices examined by an eminent palaeoanthropologist and primatologist.
![At Humanity’s Spiritual Dawn - A New Approach to Prehistory](https://s1.odilejacob.fr/couvertures/9782738127990.jpg)
Marcel Otte
At Humanity’s Spiritual Dawn A New Approach to Prehistory
How did our ancestors think? What did they feel? How did they live?
![Pretexts](https://s2.odilejacob.fr/couvertures/9782738126450.jpg)
Yves Coppens
Pretexts
In these short essays, Yves Coppens makes us discover the most recent findings in prehistory. A masterly lesson.