Download or read book The Little Book of Anthropology written by Rasha Barrage and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2023-02-14 with total page 145 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you’re intrigued by the question “What makes us human?”, strap in for this whirlwind tour of the highlights of anthropology. From the first steps of our prehistoric ancestors, to the development of complex languages, to the intricacies of religions and cultures across the world, diverse factors have shaped the human species as we know it. Anthropology strives to untangle this fascinating web of history to work out who we were in the past, what that means for human beings today and who we might be tomorrow.