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Beyond Foraging and Collecting: Evolutionary Change in Hunter-Gatherer Settlement Systems (Fundamental Issues in Archaeology)
by (Editor: Ben Fitzhugh) (Editor: Junko Habu)
Product Group: Book
Publisher: Springer (2002-10-31)
ISBN: 0306467534
EAN: 9780306467530
Dewy Decimal #: 303.4
Hardcover: 444 pages
Edition: 1
SKU: 07120293
Condition: Like New As issued n
Comments: Hardback. Like new condition. Issued with illustrated cover and no DJ. Cover is very good. Tight binding and crisp clean text. Beautiful book.
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Product Description
Twenty years after the development of the forager/collector model, it is still seen as one of the best tools for understanding variation in hunter-gatherer subsistence-settlement dynamics. The argument that the seasonal or short-term hunter-gatherer mobility should be patterned in predictable ways with respect to spatial and temporal variation in resource availability was a revolution in the study of hunter-gatherer settlement and land use.
The research in this volume uses the theory as a starting point and expands the forager/ collector model. It broadens applications for its use in the field by enlarging the areas of: -new geographic zones;
-evolutionary scale pertaining to foragers/collectors;
-ecological, economic, technological and ideological factors. 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.
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