Bringing together recent discoveries in archaeology with evidence from art, religion, anthropology, sociology, politics, and economics, this national bestseller reveals astounding new knowledge of our past--and potential future. Maps and charts. n nNow with an updated epilogue celebrating the 30th anniversary of this groundbreaking and increasingly relevant book. n nMay be the most significant work published in all our lifetimes. - LA Weeklyn nThe Chalice and the Blade tells a new story of our cultural origins. It shows that warfare and the war of the sexes are neither divinely nor biologically ordained. It provides verification that a better future is possible--and is in fact firmly rooted in the haunting dramas of what happened in our past.n nn