The Great Courses: Human Prehistory and the First Civilizations

by Brian M. Fagan

Audio CD

Published January 1, 2002

About the author

Brian Murray Fagan was a British author of popular archaeology books and a professor emeritus of Anthropology at the University of California, Santa Barbara.

Reviews

[Reynold Witmer · Rating 3 out of 5]

Brian Fagan is an enthusiastic and knowledgeable educator. I enjoyed this Great Courses less than others I've sampled, but that is more my fault than Fagan's. Archeology is a necessary tool for understanding the past, especially ancient history. Unfortunately the subtle joys of the craft elude me, and I will always prefer swashbuckling and dubious recounts of what might have happened, or what would have been cool if it had happened, to the dryer (hehe) archeological telling of what most likely actually happened. This course had moments of fascination and entertainment for me, but not dependably. I don't regret listening to it, but it will require a unforeseen interest in archeology for me to listen again.

[Lori · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was interesting - a lot I had already learned, some I had not, but (as a 20 year old recording) many things out of date too.

[Ajay Varma · Rating 3 out of 5]

Very vast but interesting.