Prehistoric Archeology and Ecology series – serie
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Fossils in the Making
Vertebrate Taphonomy and Paleoecology
Av Anna K. Behrensmeyer, Andrew P. Hill
Häftad, 1988
359 kr
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One of the first interdisciplinary discussions of taphonomy (the study of how fossil assemblages are formed) and paleoecology (the reconstruction of ancient ecosystems), this volume helped establish these relatively new disciplines. It was originally published as part of the influential Prehistoric …
Current Paleoethnobotany
Analytical Methods and Cultural Interpretations of Archaeological Plant Remains
Av Christine A. Hastorf, Virginia S. Popper
Häftad, 1989
289 kr
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Paleoethnobotany offers powerful tools for reconstructing past cultures by examining the interaction of human populations with the plant world. Plant remains from archaeological sites can provide information for a number of disciplines: archaeologists may use such remains to examine how plants were …
Experimental Determination of Stone Tool Uses
A Microwear Analysis
Häftad, 1980
333 kr
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A major problem confronting archeologists is how to determine the function of ancient stone tools. In this important work, Lawrence H. Keeley reports on his own highly successful course of research into the uses of British Paleolithic flint implements. His principal method of investigation, known …
Analysis of Animal Bones from Archeological Sites
Av Richard G. Klein, Kathryn Cruz-Uribe
Häftad, 1984
333 kr
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In growing numbers, archeologists are specializing in the analysis of excavated animal bones as clues to the environment and behavior of ancient peoples. This pathbreaking work provides a detailed discussion of the outstanding issues and methods of bone studies that will interest zooarcheologists …
Life and Land Use on the Bahrain Islands
The Geoarchaeology of an Ancient Society
Häftad, 1984
289 kr
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According to archeological and historical records, the Bahrain Islands of the Arabian Gulf were the home of a flourishing civilization four thousant years ago. Then, as now, these islands served as an important locus of maritime trade, but they were also characterized as a land of copious artesian …
Social Adaptation to Food Stress
A Prehistoric Southwestern Example
Häftad, 1985
306 kr
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Combining anthropology, archeology, and evolutionary theory, Paul E. Minnis develops a model of how tribal societies deal with severe food shortages. While focusing on the prehistory of the Rio Mimbres region of New Mexico, he provides comparative data from the Fringe Enga of New Guinea, the …
Prehistoric Life on the Mississippi Floodplain
Stone Tool Use, Settlement Organization, and Subsistence Practices at the Labras Lake Site, Illinois
Häftad, 1986
359 kr
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At the confluence of the Illinois, the Missouri, and the Mississippi Rivers lies the "American Bottom," a broad floodplain that prehistoric peoples inhabited for millennia. Precisely how did they live? What were their ties to the natural world around them? In this study, based upon some six years …
Foragers and Farmers
Population Interaction and Agricultural Expansion in Prehistoric Europe
Häftad, 1988
315 kr
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Susan Alling Gregg presents a sophisticated model for the transition from hunter-gatherer societies tosettled agricultural communities in prehistoric Europe. She proposes that farmers and foragers must have encountered each other and interacted in a variety of ways for over a millennium as farming …
