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UNINA9910451426303321 |
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Titolo |
Climate change and cultural dynamics [[electronic resource] ] : a global perspective on mid-Holocene transitions / / edited by David G. Anderson, Kirk A. Maasch, Daniel H. Sandweiss |
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Amsterdam ; ; London, : Elsevier, 2007 |
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ISBN |
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1-281-07676-7 |
9786611076764 |
0-08-055455-5 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (603 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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AndersonDavid G |
MaaschKirk A (Kirk Allen) |
SandweissDaniel H |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Climatic changes - Research |
Global warming - Research |
Paleoclimatology - Holocene |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Front cover; Climate Change and Cultural Dynamics; Copyright page; Contents; List of Contributors; List of Figures; List of Tables; Preface and Acknowledgments; Foreword; Chapter 1. Climate and culture change: exploring Holocene transitions; 1. Introduction; 2. Holocene climate change; 3. Possible causes of Holocene climate change; 4. Lessons from the past for the future; 5. Linkages between climate and culture change; 6. Conclusion; References; Chapter 2. Mid-Holocene climate and culture change in coastal Peru; 1. Introduction |
2. The Peruvian archaeological record of Holocene El Niño frequency variation 3. Mid-Holocene climate from natural archives; 4. Cultural records; 5. Conclusions; References; Chapter 3. Mid-Holocene climate and culture change in the South Central Andes; 1. Introduction; 2. The physiogeographical setting; 3. Habitats for human occupation in the Atacama Desert; 4. Mid-Holocene aridity: Hostile conditions and scarce resources around 5000 cal yr BP; 5. Archaic settlement patterns and |
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paleoenvironmental variability; Acknowledgments; References |
Chapter 4. Mid-Holocene climate and cultural dynamics in Brazil and the Guianas 1. Introduction; 2. The coastal strip; 3. Amazonia; 4. Conclusion; References; Chapter 5. Culture and climate in Mesoamerica during the Middle Holocene; 1. Introduction; 2. Chronology; 3. Paleoclimate; 4. Prehistory; 5. Conclusions; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 6. Middle Holocene environments of north and east Africa, with special emphasis on the African Sahara; 1. Introduction; 2. Tropical Africa; 3. The Sahara; 4. Discussion; Acknowledgement; References |
Chapter 7. Influence of Holocene marine transgression and climate change on cultural evolution in southern Mesopotamia ;1. Introduction; 2. Postglacial environmental change in southern Mesopotamia; 3. State development in southern Mesopotamia; 4. Discussion; 5. Conclusions; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 8. Mid-Holocene cultural dynamics and climatic change in the Western Pacific; 1. Introduction; 2. Regional climatology; 3. Climatic and environmental change in the mid-Holocene; 4. Cultural change in mid- to late Holocene Australia; 5. Highland New Guinea agriculture; 6. Some conclusions |
Acknowledgments References; Chapter 9. Mid-Holocene climate and cultural dynamics in eastern Central China; 1. Introduction; 2. Paleoclimate of the mid-Holocene in eastern Central China; 3. Cultural dynamics in eastern Central China; 4. Discussion: paleoclimates, paleoenvironments and cultural dynamics in the mid-Holocene in eastern Central China; 5. Conclusions; References; Chapter 10. Mid-Holocene climatic changes and cultural dynamics in the basin of the Sea of Japan and adjacent areas; 1. Introduction; 2. Climatic and environmental changes |
3. Cultural dynamics in the mid-Holocene in the basin of the Sea of Japan |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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The Middle Holocene epoch (8,000 to 3,000 years ago) was a time of dramatic changes in the physical world and in human cultures. Across this span, climatic conditions changed rapidly, with cooling in the high to mid-latitudes and drying in the tropics. In many parts of the world, human groups became more complex, with early horticultural systems replaced by intensive agriculture and small-scale societies being replaced by larger, more hierarchical organizations. Climate Change and Cultural Dynamics explores the cause and effect relationship between climatic change and cultural transformation |
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