Survival by hunting [[electronic resource] ] : prehistoric human predators and animal prey / / George C. Frison

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910454770103321
• Autore: Frison George C
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Berkeley, : University of California Press, 2004
• ISBN: 1-282-35622-4; 9786612356223; 0-520-92796-6
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (289 p.)
• Disciplina: 306.3/64
• Soggetti: Hunting, Prehistoric; Paleo-Indians - Hunting; Hunting and gathering societies; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Where the buffalo once roamed -- The education of a hunter -- Paleoindian hunters and extinct animals -- The North American bison -- The North American pronghorn -- The rocky mountain sheep -- Hunting the deer, elk, and other creatures -- Weaponry and tools used by the hunter -- Concluding thoughts.
• Sommario/riassunto: The North American Great Plains and Rocky Mountains have yielded many artifacts and other clues about the prehistoric people who once lived there, but little is understood about the hunting practices that ensured their survival for thousands of years. Noted archaeologist George Frison brings a lifetime of experience as a hunter, rancher, and guide to bear on excavation data from the region relating to hunting, illuminating prehistoric hunting practices in entirely new ways. Sharing his intimate knowledge of animal habitats and behavior and his familiarity with hunting strategies and techniques, Frison argues that this kind of firsthand knowledge is crucial for understanding hunting in the past.