From Foragers To Farmers
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The Agricultural Revolution In Prehistory
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Author : Disney Professor of Archaeology and Director of the McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research Graeme Barker
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2006-10-05
The Agricultural Revolution In Prehistory written by Disney Professor of Archaeology and Director of the McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research Graeme Barker and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-10-05 with History categories.
This book addresses one of the most debated and least understood revolutions in the history of our species, the change from foraging (hunting and gathering) to farming. Ten thousand years ago there were few if any communities whom we can properly call farmers; five thousand years later, large numbers of the world's population were farmers, using a wide variety of crops and animals in different combinations in different regions. The possible reasons for the transition have long been one of the most controversial topics in archaeology, and continue to be so. The author integrates a massive array of information from archaeology (including archaeological approaches right across the humanities and science spectrum), together with many other disciplines including anthropology, botany, climatology, genetics, linguistics, and zoology. Against current orthodoxy, he develops a strong case for the parallel development of geographically specific agricultural systems in many areas of the world, transformations in the lifeways of forager societies that in some cases have origins reaching much further back in time that commonly suggested. He argues that the change from foraging to farming was as much about foragers developing new ways of thinking about their relationship to the world they inhabited as about new ways of obtaining food.
Foragers And Farmers
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Author : Susan A. Gregg
language : en
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Release Date : 1988-11-03
Foragers And Farmers written by Susan A. Gregg and has been published by University of Chicago Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1988-11-03 with History categories.
Gregg (archaeology, Southern Ill. U.) argues that the transition from hunter-gatherer societies to settled agricultural communities in prehistoric Europe involved a wide variety of interactions for over a millennium. She considers the ecological requirements of crops and livestock, develops a computer simulation to identify an optimal farming strategy for early Neolithic populations, and models the effects that interaction with the farmers would have had on the foragers' subsistence-settlement system. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
From Foragers To Farmers
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Author : Ehud Weiss
language : en
Publisher: Oxbow Books
Release Date : 2009-08-01
From Foragers To Farmers written by Ehud Weiss and has been published by Oxbow Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-08-01 with Social Science categories.
This volume celebrates the career of archaebotanist Professor Gordon C. Hillman. Twenty-eight papers cover a wide range of topics reflecting the great influence that Hillman has had in the field of archaeobotany. Many of his favourite research topics are covered, the body of the text being split into four sections: Personal reflections on Professor Hillman's career; archaeobotanical theory and method; ethnoarchaeological and cultural studies; and ancient plant use from sites and regions around the world. The collection demonstrates, as Gordon Hillman believes, that the study of archaebotany is not only valuable, but vital for any study of humanity.
Foragers Farmers And Fossil Fuels
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Author : Ian Morris
language : en
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Release Date : 2017-05-30
Foragers Farmers And Fossil Fuels written by Ian Morris and has been published by Princeton University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-05-30 with History categories.
The best-selling author of Why the West Rules—for Now examines the evolution and future of human values Most people in the world today think democracy and gender equality are good, and that violence and wealth inequality are bad. But most people who lived during the 10,000 years before the nineteenth century thought just the opposite. Drawing on archaeology, anthropology, biology, and history, Ian Morris explains why. Fundamental long-term changes in values, Morris argues, are driven by the most basic force of all: energy. Humans have found three main ways to get the energy they need—from foraging, farming, and fossil fuels. Each energy source sets strict limits on what kinds of societies can succeed, and each kind of society rewards specific values. But if our fossil-fuel world favors democratic, open societies, the ongoing revolution in energy capture means that our most cherished values are very likely to turn out not to be useful any more. Foragers, Farmers, and Fossil Fuels offers a compelling new argument about the evolution of human values, one that has far-reaching implications for how we understand the past—and for what might happen next. Originating as the Tanner Lectures delivered at Princeton University, the book includes challenging responses by classicist Richard Seaford, historian of China Jonathan Spence, philosopher Christine Korsgaard, and novelist Margaret Atwood.
Foragers And Farmers
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Author : ROB. POULTON
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2017
Foragers And Farmers written by ROB. POULTON and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017 with categories.
Agricultural Beginnings In The American Southwest
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Author : Barbara J. Roth
language : en
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Release Date : 2016-10-12
Agricultural Beginnings In The American Southwest written by Barbara J. Roth and has been published by Rowman & Littlefield this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-10-12 with Social Science categories.
How did agriculture come about in the American Southwest? What environmental and social factors led to the cultivation of plants? How, in turn, did the use of these new agricultural products affect the ancient peoples living in the region? In pursuit of answers to these questions, Barbara Roth synthesizes data from both CRM and academic research to explore the emergence and impact of Southwestern agriculture. Roth examines agricultural beginnings across the entire Southwest, both northern and southern, and across culture groups residing there. Beyond simply addressing the arrival and widespread adoption of specific cultigens, she pays particular attention to human factors such as patterns of production andvariability in agricultural developments. Her consideration of broad social and environmental dynamics affecting forager diets and adaptive strategies sheds new light on what we know—and what we should ask—about the transition fromforaging to farming.
Foragers And Farmers Of The Early And Middle Woodland Periods In Pennsylvania
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Author : Paul A. Raber
language : en
Publisher: Recent Research in Pennsylvani
Release Date : 2003
Foragers And Farmers Of The Early And Middle Woodland Periods In Pennsylvania written by Paul A. Raber and has been published by Recent Research in Pennsylvani this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with History categories.
The essays in Paul Raber's bookreflect a range of recent research on what he describes as one of the most "enigmatic periods of Pennsylvania's prehistory." The issues outlined in Foragers and Farmers offer a framework in which continuing research on this period can contribute to the broader study of some of the major questions in archaeology.
Why Foragers Do Not Become Farmers
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Author : Thomas N. Headland
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1987
Why Foragers Do Not Become Farmers written by Thomas N. Headland and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1987 with Aeta (Philippine people) categories.
Foragers Farmers And Fossil Fuels Egalley
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Author : Ian Morris
language : en
Publisher:
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Foragers Farmers And Fossil Fuels Egalley written by Ian Morris and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on with categories.
Late Holocene Research On Foragers And Farmers In The Desert West
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Author : Barbara J. Roth
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2016
Late Holocene Research On Foragers And Farmers In The Desert West written by Barbara J. Roth and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016 with Agriculture, Prehistoric categories.
"This book brings together the work of archaeologists investigating prehistoric hunter-gatherers (foragers) and early farmers in both the Southwest and the Great Basin. Most previous work on this topic has been regionally specific, with researchers from each area favoring a different theoretical approach and little shared dialogue. Here the studies of archaeologists working in both the Southwest and the Great Basin are presented side by side to illustrate the similarities in environmental challenges and cultural practices of the prehistoric peoples who lived in these areas and to explore common research questions addressed by both regions. Three main themes link these papers: the role of the environment in shaping prehistoric behavior, flexibility in foraging and farming adaptations, and diversity in settlement strategies. Contributors cover a range of topics including the varied ways hunter-gatherers adapted to arid environments, the transition from hunting and gathering to farming and the reasons for it, the variation in early farmers across the Southwest and Great Basin, and the differing paths followed as they developed settled villages"--