After the Ice: A global human history 20,000-5000 BC by Steven Mithen, Weidenfeld & Nicolson, £25, ISBN 0297643185 Reviewed by Mike Pitts
THERE must have been a moment when Steven Mithen wondered at the madness of attempting an intimate 15,000-year history of the entire human world during the time before history. A bleak black cover and 622 pages seem calculated to intimidate the reader. Yet Mithen has not only mastered his material, he has delivered a charming read and an up-to-date informative resource. After the Ice is an exceptional book.
October 2002. Mithen visits a Turkish hilltop known as…
