Archaeology: the essential guide to our human past

1. Deep prehistory 4 million-10,000 BCE

2. From hunters to farmers 10,000-3000 BCE

3. The rise of civilizations 3000-1000 BCE

4. The iron age and the ancient world 1000 BCE-500 CE

5. The medieval world 500-1600 CE

6. The modern world 1600 CE-present

7. How archaeology works.