Thoughtful Foragers
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Thoughtful Foragers
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Author : Steven J. Mithen
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 1990-06-29
Thoughtful Foragers written by Steven J. Mithen 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 1990-06-29 with Social Science categories.
Thoughtful Foragers is about hunter-gatherer decision making. The author explores the implications of the human mind as a product of biological evolution for the way in which humans solve foraging problems. He draws on studies form ethology, psychology and ethnography prior to turning his attention to prehistoric hunter-gatherers. He attempts to construct explanations for patterns in the archaeological record by an explicit focus on decision making by individuals. Thoughtful Foragers will appeal to specialists in European prehistory as well as to those interested in archaeological theory and method. It makes some very significant advances, which will be of real importance for the field of evolutionary theory in relation to human evolution and the evaluation of human social systems.
The Foraging Spectrum
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Author : R. J. Kelly
language : en
Publisher: Eliot Werner Publications/Percheron Press
Release Date : 2007-12-31
The Foraging Spectrum written by R. J. Kelly and has been published by Eliot Werner Publications/Percheron Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-12-31 with Education categories.
The author wrote this book primarily for his archaeology students, to show them how dangerous anthropological analogy is and how variable the actual practices of foragers of the recent past and today are. His survey of anthropological literature points to differences in foraging societies' patterns of diet, mobility, sharing, land tenure, exchange, gender relations, division of labour, marriage, descent and political organisation. By considering the actual, not imagined, reasons behind diverse behaviour this book argues for a revision of many archaeological models of prehistory. From the reviews "[A]n excellent overview of key issues in hunter-gatherer studies." Alan Barnard in American Ethnologist "Not since Man the Hunter has there been such a synthesis and such a mix of stimulating ideas. This will be the authoritative work on hunter/gatherers for a good number of years." Brian Hayden in Canadian Journal of Archaeology "[A]uthoritative, comprehensive, and highly readable. . . . A well-worn and heavily annotated copy should be the companion of anyone claiming an interest or expertise in present or past hunter-gatherers." Bruce Winterhalder in American Antiquity Prepublication praise "The Foraging Spectrum [is] a well-written, scrupulously researched synthesis of modern approaches to foraging behavior, both past and present." David Hurst Thomas, American Museum of Natural History "A tour de force of scholarship in behavioral ecology." Mathias Guenther, Wilfred Laurier University
Beyond Foraging And Collecting
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Author : Ben Fitzhugh
language : en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date : 2012-12-06
Beyond Foraging And Collecting written by Ben Fitzhugh and has been published by Springer Science & Business Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-12-06 with Social Science categories.
This volume includes new research on the theoretical implications regarding the mechanisms of change in the geographical distribution of hunter-gatherer settlement and land use. It focuses on the long-term changes in the hunter-gatherer settlement on a global scale, including research from several continents. It will be of interest to archaeologists and cultural anthropologists working in the field of the forager/ collector model throughout the world.
The Foragers Workbook
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Author : M. Thiessen
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2023-06-30
The Foragers Workbook written by M. Thiessen and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-06-30 with Education categories.
Foraging is an overlooked essential skill. Many wild plants are edible or have incredible medicinal properties. While this is not a plant identification handbook, its purpose is just as valuable. Any climate, any country, any season, this book is an integral part of your plan. With 2 dedicated pages per foraged item, this book holds space for 50 wild items of your choice & 22 different pages to guide your research and your plans. Use this book to take the next step in your foraging journey. A beginner forager can use the planning pages to record what climate zone they are in and jot down research on the types of plants, nuts, seeds, berries, fruits, vegetables, leafy greens, saps, or mushrooms they are interested in finding growing naturally, local to them. A more experienced forager can record the locations of their favorite foraging spots and use the pages at the back to remember what time of year they should go back to harvest. They may also use this to start accumulating notes about recipes they have tried with their foraged items, and notes to remember for next harvest. A seasoned forager can use this book to document essential plants and their locations and what to do with them after harvesting. An irreplaceable heirloom for their family, passing on wisdom about sustainable foraging. Do you want to: Keep track of which recipes you used for the plants you found? Document information about foraging locations and uses for your loved ones? Expand your emergency preparedness portfolio? Personalize and expand on information in the plant handbooks you have? Create an heirloom unique to your own land, to pass down for generations? Add in a unique twist to your hiking, camping or geocaching adventures? Plan your foraging time with purpose and remember what you found and where? Teach your children about responsible and sustainable foraging? Have a purposeful place to record the tips you come across, so you have it when you need it? This is the book for you! It also makes a thoughtful gift for people in so many different stages of life! Homeschooling groups! Hikers and campers who love to spend time outdoors! Homesteaders and farmers who have access to abundant land! Urban foragers who keep track of the different berries, fruits or nuts available at local parks and rivers! People who are looking to learn survival skills! Those looking to heal their bodies using plants! Cooks who want to expand into eating wild plants indigenous to their area! Gardeners who hate weeding, they may learn that many weeds they have been pulling are actually edible! Anyone who wants to save money on groceries and be thoughtful about what they consume! From the Author Dreaming of a stroll through the woods, down the street or in your own backyard? This is an ideal guided workbook for recording and methodically planning your trips to forage wild edibles and medicine. The thoughtful layout helps you note: What you found. Where you found it. What it looks like. When it is best to harvest. Why it is useful to you. How to harvest, use or preserve (and which recipe book you used last year!) The first several pages will help you plan and give focus to your outings. Record your research and ideas in one place to make your foraging trips more purposeful. From beginning to end, this book has been thoughtfully drafted to assist you in creating a treasure you will use year round. Useful until the end, the back monthly tracking pages will help remind you to harvest the items you found earlier in the year. Make the most of your foraging journey and step outside with confidence knowing it will be time well spent, an investment in your future.
The Archaeology Coursebook
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Author : Jim Grant
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2015-03-27
The Archaeology Coursebook written by Jim Grant and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-03-27 with Social Science categories.
This fully updated and revised edition of the best-selling title The Archaeology Coursebook is a guide for students studying archaeology for the first time. Including new methods and key studies in this fourth edition, it provides pre-university students and teachers, as well as undergraduates and enthusiasts, with the skills and technical concepts necessary to grasp the subject. The Archaeology Coursebook: introduces the most commonly examined archaeological methods, concepts and themes, and provides the necessary skills to understand them explains how to interpret the material students may meet in examinations supports study with key studies, key sites, key terms, tasks and skills development illustrates concepts and commentary with over 400 photos and drawings of excavation sites, methodology and processes, tools and equipment provides an overview of human evolution and social development with a particular focus upon European prehistory. Reflecting changes in archaeological practice and with new key studies, methods, examples, boxes, photographs and diagrams, this is definitely a book no archaeology student should be without.
The Oxford Companion To Archaeology
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Author : Neil Asher Silberman
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2012-11
The Oxford Companion To Archaeology written by Neil Asher Silberman and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-11 with Reference categories.
The second edition of The Oxford Companion to Archaeology is a thoroughly up-to-date resource with new entries exploring the many advances in the field since the first edition published in 1996. In 700 entries, the second edition provides thorough coverage to historical archaeology, the development of archaeology as a field of study, and the way the discipline works to explain the past. In addition to these theoretical entries, other entries describe the major excavations, discoveries, and innovations, from the discovery of the cave paintings at Lascaux to the deciphering of Egyptian hieroglyphics and the use of luminescence dating. Recent developments in methods and analytical techniques which have revolutionized the ways excavations are performed are also covered; as well as new areas within archeology, such as cultural tourism; and major new sites which have expanded our understanding of prehistory and human developments through time. In addition to significant expansion, first-edition entries have been thoroughly revised and updated to reflect the progress that has been made in the last decade and a half.
Human Behavioral Ecology And Coastal Environments
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Author : Heather B. Thakar
language : en
Publisher: University Press of Florida
Release Date : 2023-02-14
Human Behavioral Ecology And Coastal Environments written by Heather B. Thakar and has been published by University Press of Florida this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-02-14 with Social Science categories.
Examples of a research approach that sheds light on coastal societies in the past In this volume, contributors apply human behavioral ecology theoretical models to coastal environments around the globe and to the use of coastal resources by past human societies. Evidence demonstrates that coastlines and islands are dynamic environments that were important in early human migrations, and this volume shows how researchers can gain insights about human behavior in these settings through its critical regional reviews and detailed local case studies. The volume begins by introducing the importance of theory in the reconstruction of human behavior and provides examples of traditional foraging models. Contributors then offer perspectives from North, Central, and South America, the Caribbean, Europe, Africa, Australia, and Polynesia. They discuss unique challenges faced by coastal societies, including extreme seasonality, patchy resource distribution, natural hazards, balancing coastal and terrestrial resource needs, aquatic technological innovation, and multiscale environmental change. Human Behavioral Ecology and Coastal Environments demonstrates that exploring decision-making and cultural behaviors is key to understanding how humans have lived in and related to these environments. Through its application of human behavioral ecology models, this volume sheds light on the evolving adaptations of societies in a variety of coastal contexts through time and across space. A volume in the series Society and Ecology in Island and Coastal Archaeology, edited by Victor D. Thompson and Scott M. Fitzpatrick
The Lifeways Of Hunter Gatherers
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Author : Robert L. Kelly
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2013-04-15
The Lifeways Of Hunter Gatherers written by Robert L. Kelly 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 2013-04-15 with Social Science categories.
In this book, Robert L. Kelly challenges the preconceptions that hunter-gatherers were Paleolithic relics living in a raw state of nature, instead crafting a position that emphasizes their diversity, and downplays attempts to model the original foraging lifeway or to use foragers to depict human nature stripped to its core. Kelly reviews the anthropological literature for variation among living foragers in terms of diet, mobility, sharing, land tenure, technology, exchange, male-female relations, division of labor, marriage, descent and political organization. Using the paradigm of human behavioral ecology, he analyzes the diversity in these areas and seeks to explain rather than explain away variability, and argues for an approach to prehistory that uses archaeological data to test theory rather than one that uses ethnographic analogy to reconstruct the past.
Daily Life Of Women 3 Volumes
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Author : Colleen Boyett
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Release Date : 2020-12-07
Daily Life Of Women 3 Volumes written by Colleen Boyett and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-12-07 with History categories.
Indispensable for the student or researcher studying women's history, this book draws upon a wide array of cultural settings and time periods in which women displayed agency by carrying out their daily economic, familial, artistic, and religious obligations. Since record keeping began, history has been written by a relatively few elite men. Insights into women's history are left to be gleaned by scholars who undertake careful readings of ancient literature, examine archaeological artifacts, and study popular culture, such as folktales, musical traditions, and art. For some historical periods and geographic regions, this is the only way to develop some sense of what daily life might have been like for women in a particular time and place. This reference explores the daily life of women across civilizations. The work is organized in sections on different civilizations from around the world, arranged chronologically. Within each society, the encyclopedia highlights the roles of women within five broad thematic categories: the arts, economics and work, family and community life, recreation and social customs, and religious life. Included are numerous sidebars containing additional information, document excerpts, images, and suggestions for further reading.
A Day In A Working Life 3 Volumes
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Author : Gary Westfahl
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Release Date : 2015-04-21
A Day In A Working Life 3 Volumes written by Gary Westfahl and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-04-21 with History categories.
Ideal for high school and college students studying history through the everyday lives of men and women, this book offers intriguing information about the jobs that people have held, from ancient times to the 21st century. This unique book provides detailed studies of more than 300 occupations as they were practiced in 21 historical time periods, ranging from prehistory to the present day. Each profession is examined in a compelling essay that is specifically written to inform readers about career choices in different times and cultures, and is accompanied by a bibliography of additional sources of information, sidebars that relate historical issues to present-day concerns, as well as related historical documents. Readers of this work will learn what each profession entailed or entails on a daily basis, how one gained entry to the vocation, training methods, and typical compensation levels for the job. The book provides sufficient specific detail to convey a comprehensive understanding of the experiences, benefits, and downsides of a given profession. Selected accompanying documents further bring history to life by offering honest testimonies from people who actually worked in these occupations or interacted with those in that field.