Palaeolithic

ISBN: 9780500051610
Published by : Thames and Hudson
A beautifully illustrated book which brings together scholars working in different disciplines to provide an accessible overview of the Ice Age in the light of the latest research. Brian Fagan surveys the history of the study of the Ice Age and... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781405168373
Published by : John Wiley & Sons Ltd
Lithic Materials and Paleolithic Societies provides a detailed examination of the Paleolithic procurement and utilization of the most durable material in the worldwide archaeological record. The volume addresses sites ranging in age from some o... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780387764788
Published by : Springer Verlag
This sourcebook addresses the different palaeolithic transitional processes by examinating the nature and extent of behavioural changes, cultural patterns and differences that have been attributed to them. It brings together a global body of re... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781407304670
Published by : British Archaeological Reports
This volume contains nine papers given at the 15th UISPP congress which examine the exploitation of animal resources in Upper Palaeolithic and Mesolithic Europe and the economic and cultural choices involved. Case studies are from Aurignacian ... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9783896468550
Published by : Verlag Marie Leidorf GmbH
The generic principles and parameters of analogous hunter-fisher-gatherer societies as obtained from the analysis of 206 such societies in arctic, sub-arctic, and boreal forest environments in North America served as a model for interpreting t... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780979773136
Published by : Eliot Werner Publications
This is a primer on foraging models relevant to the study of hunter-gatherers. It is intended for students new to the subject matter, especially those with little mathematical training, and similarly challenged ethnographers, ethnologists, and... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781842173350
Published by : Oxbow Books
Studies of the European Mesolithic have gone through a renaissance since the seminal Warsaw conference on the subject in 1973, and Stefan Kozlowski has been at its heart. This book presents a comprehensive, re-edited selection of his most impo... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781842173145
Published by : Oxbow Books
The passage between the periods which we call Middle and Upper Palaeolithic has long held a special fascination for Palaeolithic archaeologists, but over the past ten years or so it has gone right to the top of the list of 'hot' research topics... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780521855037
Published by : Cambridge University Press
Oxbow says: The Mesolithic is all too often a forgotten period, either amalgamated into prehistory in general, or discussed merely as the precursor to the Neolithic. This study brings it to the forefront. Fourteen essays look at the period bet... .... Learn More