Volume 1 focuses on the , covering the period from 70,000 years ago to the dawn of agriculture:
: Human evolution is presented as a tacky reality TV show called "Evolution," while the extinction of prehistoric animals is retold as a "whodunit" movie plot. Sapiens: A Graphic History: The Birth of Humank...
: Charts the early ecological footprint humans left behind as they spread from Africa across the globe. Critical & Reader Reception Volume 1 focuses on the , covering the