First published in 1982 in the Identity of Man Professor Clark considers a problem which has puzzled men from the authors of the books of the Old Testament to Charles Darwin and his successors: how to reconcile the animal appetites of men with their awareness of gods and their intimations of immortality. What is it that differentiates us most decisively from the other Primates?

He argues that the distinction is to be found primarily in the fact that, whereas the behaviour of other animals is largely dictated by their genes, we follow (or reject) cultural patterns inherited through belonging to societies shaped by history. Whereas other animals behave in a broadly homogenous way within breeding populations men adhere to the diversity of cultural traditions observed by ethnographers among peoples surviving on their fringes of the modern world and reconstructed by archaeologists from the cultural fossils of antiquity. Grahame Clark has written an original and fascinating study, drawing both on his lifetime’s experience of archaeological material and on a wide range of other sources to throw new light on the question of man’s identity. This is a must read for archaeologists and anthropologists.

Prateek Gupta, PhD, is an Associate Professor of Computer Science Engineering and Technology at Bennett University, India. He was formerly Assistant Professor with the University of Petroleum and Energy Studies, India. His research interests include optimization algorithms, wireless communications, and sensor networks.

Bhavana Kaushik, PhD, is an Assistant Professor of Computer Science at the University of Petroleum and Energy Studies, India. Her research areas include image processing, computer vision, artificial intelligence, and women’s empowerment. She has worked on grassroot-level projects in the area of rural women empowerment. She has also acquired valuable design registrations, published research articles, and handled funded projects.

Kiran Ahuja, PhD, is an Assistant Professor of Electronics and Communication Engineering at DAV Institute of Engineering and Technology, India.

Indu Bala, PhD, is a Professor of Electrical and Electronics Engineering at Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, Punjab, India. She has published book chapters and many papers in various national/international conferences and journals. She has recently edited a book on IoT and served as a guest editor for special thematic issues.