The Invention of Prehistory: Empire, Violence, and Our Obsession with Human Origins: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Invention of Prehistory: Empire, Violence, and Our Obsession with Human Origins runs 14.8 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Elizabeth Wiley (about 9.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 14.8 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 30 days |
| 1 hour / day | 15 days |
| 2 hours / day | 8 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 10 days |
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What our data says
- At 14.8 hours, it runs longer than 83% of the 7,179 World audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Elizabeth Wiley
Elizabeth Wiley narrates 195 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 2,100 hours in all.
About as long, on the World shelf
728 World audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
Computed from 409,794 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read November 3, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.
About this listen
The Invention of Prehistory: Empire, Violence, and Our Obsession with Human Origins is an audiobook by Stefanos Geroulanos: a 14.8-hour unabridged recording, read by Elizabeth Wiley, released April 2, 2024, on the World shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 14.8 hrs
- Narrated by
- Elizabeth Wiley
- Released
- April 2, 2024
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- World
- ISBN
- 9781696615365
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Invention of Prehistory: Empire, Violence, and Our Obsession with Human Origins as an audiobook?
The Invention of Prehistory: Empire, Violence, and Our Obsession with Human Origins runs 14.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 9.9 hours.
Is The Invention of Prehistory: Empire, Violence, and Our Obsession with Human Origins free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Invention of Prehistory: Empire, Violence, and Our Obsession with Human Origins?
The Invention of Prehistory: Empire, Violence, and Our Obsession with Human Origins is narrated by Elizabeth Wiley.
Is The Invention of Prehistory: Empire, Violence, and Our Obsession with Human Origins worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 9.9 hours, saving 4.9 hours.