Olson traveled through four continents to gather insights into the development of humans for this sweeping history of humanity based on a new understanding of g

Until just a few years ago, we knew surprisingly little about the 150,000 or so years of human existence before the advent of writing. Some of the most momentou

“A compelling read” that reveals how maps became informational tools charting everything from epidemics to slavery (Journal of American History). In the nin

150,000 years of human existence have passed, and yet what do we really know about our history before the advent of writing? Some of the most momentous events -