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How long does it take to read The Human Past?

Christopher Scarre, Chris Scarre

The Human Past by Christopher Scarre, Chris Scarre takes about 14 hours 22 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.

About 14 hours 22 minutes

A week or two of reading

First published 2005. 784 pages, about 215,600 words.

29 days at 30 minutes a day

Estimate based on 275 words per page.

At other speeds

Slow, 150 words a minute 23 hours 57 minutes
Average, 250 words a minute 14 hours 22 minutes
Fast, 400 words a minute 8 hours 59 minutes

The page count is the median across 11 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.

Subjects: Social life and customs, Prehistoric peoples, Economic conditions, Human evolution, Hunting and gathering societies, Agriculture, prehistoric

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