The Dawn Of Farming In The Near East
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The Dawn Of Farming In The Near East
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Author : Rijksuniversiteit te Groningen. Instituut voor Archeologie
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2002
The Dawn Of Farming In The Near East written by Rijksuniversiteit te Groningen. Instituut voor Archeologie and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with Agriculture categories.
Naher Osten - Neolithisierung - Jäger und Sammler.
Dancing At The Dawn Of Agriculture
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Author : Yosef Garfinkel
language : en
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Release Date : 2010-01-01
Dancing At The Dawn Of Agriculture written by Yosef Garfinkel and has been published by University of Texas Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-01-01 with Social Science categories.
As the nomadic hunters and gatherers of the ancient Near East turned to agriculture for their livelihood and settled into villages, religious ceremonies involving dancing became their primary means for bonding individuals into communities and households into villages. So important was dance that scenes of dancing are among the oldest and most persistent themes in Near Eastern prehistoric art, and these depictions of dance accompanied the spread of agriculture into surrounding regions of Europe and Africa. In this pathfinding book, Yosef Garfinkel analyzes depictions of dancing found on archaeological objects from the Near East, southeastern Europe, and Egypt to offer the first comprehensive look at the role of dance in these Neolithic (7000-4000 BC) societies. In the first part of the book, Garfinkel examines the structure of dance, its functional roles in the community (with comparisons to dance in modern pre-state societies), and its cognitive, or symbolic, aspects. This analysis leads him to assert that scenes of dancing depict real community rituals linked to the agricultural cycle and that dance was essential for maintaining these calendrical rituals and passing them on to succeeding generations. In the concluding section of the book, Garfinkel presents and discusses the extensive archaeological data—some 400 depictions of dance—on which his study is based.
Sexual Revolutions
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Author : Jane Peterson
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2002
Sexual Revolutions written by Jane Peterson and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with categories.
The change from the hunting-gathering lifestyle to one dependent upon farming constitutes a truly revolutionary event in the human career. Most archaeologists agree that the way in which ancient people organized their work and family groups were crucial to the success of early attempts at farming. This is a study of the historical sexual division of labour. As a case study, Jane Peterson chose the southern Levant of West Asia, where the world's first farming societies emerged some 10,000 years ago. Seeking to shatter long-held assumptions about women's work that lead to generalizations about gender roles, Peterson shows that gender studies can be both scientific and grounded in feminist theory.
Europe S First Farmers
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Author : T. Douglas Price
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2000-09-14
Europe S First Farmers written by T. Douglas Price and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000-09-14 with History categories.
Essays by leading specialists on a central issue of European history: the transition to farming.
Climate And Cultural Change In Prehistoric Europe And The Near East
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Author : Peter F. Biehl
language : en
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Release Date : 2016-11-23
Climate And Cultural Change In Prehistoric Europe And The Near East written by Peter F. Biehl and has been published by State University of New York Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-11-23 with Social Science categories.
Rich case studies examining responses to climatic events in ancient Europe and the Near East. The subject of climate change could hardly be more timely. In Climate and Cultural Change in Prehistoric Europe and the Near East, an interdisciplinary group of contributors examine climate change through the lens of new archaeological and paleo-environmental data over the course of more than 10,000 years from the Near East to Europe. Key climatic and other events are contextualized with cultural changes and transitions for which the authors discuss when, how, and if, changes in climate and environment caused people to adapt, move or perish. More than this publication of crucial archaeological and paleo-environmental data, however, the volume seeks to understand the social, political and economic significance of climate change as it was manifested in various ways around the Old World. Contrary to perceptions of threatening global warming in our popular media, and in contrast to grim images of collapse presented in some archaeological discussions of past climate change, this book rejects outright societal collapse as a likely outcome. Yet this does not keep the authors from considering climate change as a potential factor in explaining culture change by adopting a critical stance with regard to the long-standing practice of equating synchronicity with causality, and explicitly considering alternative explanations. Peter F. Biehl is Professor and Department Chair of Anthropology at the University at Buffalo, State University of New York, and the coeditor (with Douglas C. Comer, Christopher Prescott, and Hilary A. Soderland) of Identity and Heritage: Contemporary Challenges in a Globalized World. Olivier P. Nieuwenhuyse is Assistant Professor of Archaeology at Leiden University, Netherlands.
The Origins And Spread Of Domestic Plants In Southwest Asia And Europe
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Author : Sue Colledge
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2016-06-16
The Origins And Spread Of Domestic Plants In Southwest Asia And Europe written by Sue Colledge and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-06-16 with Gardening categories.
In this major new volume, leading scholars demonstrate the importance of archaeobotanical evidence in the understanding of the spread of agriculture in southwest Asia and Europe. Whereas previous overviews have focused either on Europe or on southwest Asia, this volume considers the transition from a pan-regional perspective, thus making a significant contribution to our understanding of the processes and dynamics in the transition to food production on both continents. It will be relevant to students, researchers, practitioners and instructors in archaeology, archaeobotany, agrobotany, agricultural history, anthropology, area studies, economic history and cultural development.
The Neolithic Revolution In The Near East
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Author : Alan H. Simmons
language : en
Publisher: University of Arizona Press
Release Date : 2011-04-15
The Neolithic Revolution In The Near East written by Alan H. Simmons and has been published by University of Arizona Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-04-15 with Social Science categories.
One of humanity's most important milestones was the transition from hunting and gathering to food production and permanent village life. This Neolithic Revolution first occurred in the Near East, changing the way humans interacted with their environment and each other, setting the stage, ultimately, for the modern world. Based on more than thirty years of fieldwork, this timely volume examines the Neolithic Revolution in the Levantine Near East and the Mediterranean island of Cyprus. Alan H. Simmons explores recent research regarding the emergence of Neolithic populations, using both environmental and theoretical contexts, and incorporates specific case studies based on his own excavations. In clear and graceful prose, Simmons traces chronological and regional differences within this land of immense environmental contrasts—woodland, steppe, and desert. He argues that the Neolithic Revolution can be seen in a variety of economic, demographic, and social guises and that it lacked a single common stimulus. Each chapter includes sections on history, terminology, geographic range, specific domesticated species, the composition of early villages and households, and the development of social, symbolic, and religious behavior. Most chapters include at least one case study and conclude with a concise summary. In addition, Simmons presents a unique chapter on the island of Cyprus, where intriguing new research challenges assumptions about the impact and extent of the Neolithic. The Neolithic Revolution in the Near East conveys the diversity of our Neolithic ancestors, providing a better understanding of the period and the new social order that arose because of it. This insightful volume will be especially useful to Near Eastern scholars and to students of archaeology and the origins of agriculture.
Cities And The Shaping Of Memory In The Ancient Near East
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Author : Ömür Harmanşah
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2013-03-18
Cities And The Shaping Of Memory In The Ancient Near East written by Ömür Harmanşah and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-03-18 with Social Science categories.
This book investigates the founding and building of cities in the ancient Near East. The creation of new cities was imagined as an ideological project or a divine intervention in the political narratives and mythologies of Near Eastern cultures, often masking the complex processes behind the social production of urban space. During the Early Iron Age (c.1200–850 BCE), Assyrian and Syro-Hittite rulers developed a highly performative official discourse that revolved around constructing cities, cultivating landscapes, building watercourses, erecting monuments and initiating public festivals. This volume combs through archaeological, epigraphic, visual, architectural and environmental evidence to tell the story of a region from the perspective of its spatial practices, landscape history and architectural technologies. It argues that the cultural processes of the making of urban spaces shape collective memory and identity as well as sites of political performance and state spectacle.
Hunter Gatherer Behavior
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Author : Metin I Eren
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2016-05-23
Hunter Gatherer Behavior written by Metin I Eren and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-05-23 with Social Science categories.
A major global climate event called the Younger Dryas dramatically affected local environments and human populations at the end of the Pleistocene. This volume is the first book in fifteen years to comprehensively address key questions regarding the extent of this event and how hunter-gatherer populations adapted behaviorally and technologically in the face of major climatic change. An integrated set of theoretical articles and important case studies, written by well-known archaeologists, provide an excellent reference for researchers studying the end of the Pleistocene, as well as those studying hunter-gatherers and their response to climate change.
Palaeohistoria 45 46 2003 2004
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Author : P. A. J. Attema
language : en
Publisher: Barkhuis
Release Date : 2005-12-31
Palaeohistoria 45 46 2003 2004 written by P. A. J. Attema and has been published by Barkhuis this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-12-31 with Science categories.
The annual journal Palaeohistoria is edited by the staff of the Groningen Institute of Archaeology, and carries detailed articles on material culture, analysis of radiocarbon data and the results of excavations, surveys and coring campaigns.