VETH PETER / SMITH M MIKE / Hiscock Peter

Broschiertes Buch

Desert Peoples

Archaeological Perspectives

Herausgeber: Veth, Peter; Hiscock, Peter; Smith, Mike

Beschreibung

Desert Peoples: Archaeological Perspectives provides an overview of hunter-gatherers in desert landscapes. Written by an international roster of experts, this volumeexamines the key concepts vital to understanding human adaptation to marginal environments and the behavioral and belief systems that underpin these concepts. Desert Peoples brings together studies from deserts as diverse as the sand dunes of Australia, the US Great Basin, the coastal and high altitude deserts of South America, and the core deserts of Africa. Ultimately, Desert Peoples' comparative approach profiles current understandings and debates about cultural and ecological processes affecting hunter-gatherer societies in deserts.

Autor

Peter Hiscock and Val Attenbrow

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wiley
• Seitenzahl: 320
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. November 2004
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 244mm x 170mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 555g
• ISBN-13: 9781405100915
• ISBN-10: 1405100915
• Artikelnr.: 21572583

Rezensionen

"This is an up-to-date and theoretically broad-rangingcomparative treatment of desert hunter-gatherer archaeology andethnology that introduces a new, fresh generation of scholars andissues. Bravo!" Richard Gould, Brown University

"Desert Peoples shows how important the world's aridhabitats have always been during the course of human evolution. Thegeographical scope of the contributions is breathtaking, theircomparative approach to dynamics and interactions compelling. Icongratulate the editors for making the desert bloom for humanprehistory." Clive Gamble, Royal Holloway, University ofLondon

"A superb synthesis.... The authors use theopportunity to set out several probing questions that will underpinfuture research on how societies adapt to challengingenvironments." John Dodson, Brunel University andUniversity of Western Australia

"Competent, well-written summaries of local culturehistory...several of the essays merit serious attention fromreaders of this journal." Archaeology in Oceania

"In this era of regional and topical specialisation,which often leads to perochialism, the editors of this book cantake great satisfaction in having provided a venue for looking atthe big picture."
Australian Archaeology

"Desert Peoples: Archaeological Perspectives is an essentialsource for those interested in hunting-gathering lifeways."Laurie Milne, Canadian Journal of Archaeology