The deeper a person strives to understand his surroundings, the stronger his desire to find out how he appeared on earth, to imagine his ancestors, their life, their aspirations and aspirations. It was they, these distant ancestors, who so persistently and tirelessly created the basis for the activity of modern man, his culture, his knowledge.

The book of the remarkable Czech scientist and popularizer József Augusta “Great Discoveries” in popular science form gives a general idea about the history of the human race, about our predecessors. This is not a systematic presentation, but only references to major discoveries in the field of archeology, which bring us closer to the truth.