Susan McCarter

Neolithic

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This easy-to-read textbook introduces reader to the Neolithic era, the dawn of agriculture and the origins of modern culture. Lavishly illustrated, this enjoyable book is an ideal introduction for archaeology students and anyone interested in our past.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 240
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. Juni 2007
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 165mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 526g
• ISBN-13: 9780415364133
• ISBN-10: 0415364132
• Artikelnr.: 22783914

Autorenporträt

Susan Foster McCarter holds a degree in Mediterranean prehistory from Brandeis University. For almost twenty years she has been a member of the Department of Near Eastern Studies at Johns Hopkins University. She also teaches art history and archaeology at York College of Pennsylvania.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction to the Neolithic Box: Preservation at the Swiss Lake
Villages 2. The Genetics of Domestication Box: Natural Selection and the
Peppered Moth 3. Archaeological Evidence for Domestication Box: Evidence of
Domestication at Abu Hureyra 4. Plant Domestication Box: The Domestication
of Maize 5. Animal Domestication Box: Dogs and Cats 6. Architecture Box:
Monumental Architecture 7. Pottery Box: Jomon Pottery 8. Diet and Disease
Box: Ceramics and Cooking 9. Power and Prestige Box: War 10. Technology and
Trade Box: Women's Work 11. Art and Religion Box: The Monumental Statues
from 'Ain Ghazal' 12. What Caused the Neolithic Transition? Appendix I: A
Note about Dates in the Book Appendix II: Geographical Place Names Appendix
III: Sites Mentioned in the Text