I read an article on the BBC News site last week about how the arrival of the Beaker people from Anatolia completely transformed the genetic make up of the population of the British Isles over the space of a thousand years or so following the time of Stonehenge. It made me think I'd like to read a book that gives a broad overview of pre- and early human history with an ideal closing point perhaps being Alaric's sack of Rome.
A day or two after reading the article I noticed a copy of Sapiens on a colleague's desk which at first glance seemed to be just what I was looking for. My colleague had only just started it so couldn't tell me much about it but I've since read a Guardian review which describes it as engaging and informative, if also sensationalist and exaggerated and, crucially given what I'm after, wholly mis-named.
So, has anyone here read Sapiens? Or can anyone recommend any other titles which might fit what I'm looking for?
A day or two after reading the article I noticed a copy of Sapiens on a colleague's desk which at first glance seemed to be just what I was looking for. My colleague had only just started it so couldn't tell me much about it but I've since read a Guardian review which describes it as engaging and informative, if also sensationalist and exaggerated and, crucially given what I'm after, wholly mis-named.
So, has anyone here read Sapiens? Or can anyone recommend any other titles which might fit what I'm looking for?
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