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Record Nr.

UNINA9910822086103321

Autore

Frison George C

Titolo

Survival by hunting : prehistoric human predators and animal prey / / George C. Frison

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berkeley, : University of California Press, 2004

ISBN

1-282-35622-4

9786612356223

0-520-92796-6

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (289 p.)

Disciplina

306.3/64

Soggetti

Hunting, Prehistoric

Paleo-Indians - Hunting

Hunting and gathering societies

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.