This volume traces the extraordinary evolution of our world, from the formation of Earth to the beginnings of human history, and looks at some of the amazing creatures that once inhabited our globe. It chronicles when life first appeared on Earth, why dinosaurs died out and how people survived the last Ice Age, covering a period up to 10,000BC. The book offers colourful maps showing the changing shapes of continents, the movement of people around the world and the development of life on Earth and presents detailed reconstructions and photographs of prehistoric artefacts.