The Archaeology of Human Ancestry : Power, Sex, and Tradition / / James Steele and Stephen Shennan

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910476816603321
• Autore: Steele James
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London, United Kingdom : , : Taylor & Francis, , 1996
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (472 pages)
• Disciplina: 302
• Soggetti: Ethnology; Human behavior; Paleolithic period
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di contenuto: List of illustrations, List of tables, List of contributors, General editor's prefacw, Acknowledgements, Introduction, PART I: COMPARATIVE APPROACHES TO HOMINID SOCIOECOLOGY, PART II: ORIGINS OF THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL RECORD, PART III: THE SEXUAL DIVISION OF LABOUR IN MODERN HUMAN FORAGING SOCIETIES, PART IV: COGNITION AND CULTURAL DYNAMICS IN MODERN HUMAN SOCIETIES, Index.
• Sommario/riassunto: Archaeologists and biological anthroplogists set out their methods for reconstructing the social systems and cultural traditions of our ancestors; an essential introduction to the subject for advanced undergraduates and researchers.