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Record Nr.

UNINA9911018895703321

Titolo

Human bioarchaeology of the transition to agriculture / / edited by Ron Pinhasi, Jay T. Stock

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hoboken, NJ, : Wiley-Blackwell, 2010

ISBN

9786613175007

9781119956686

1119956684

9781283175005

1283175002

9780470670187

0470670185

9780470670170

0470670177

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (506 p.)

Classificazione

6,11

Altri autori (Persone)

PinhasiRon

StockJay

Disciplina

930.1

Soggetti

Human remains (Archaeology)

Agriculture - Origin

Antiquities, Prehistoric

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Nota di contenuto

Human Bioarchaeology of the Transition to Agriculture; Contents; Foreword; List of Contributors; 1 Introduction: Changing Paradigms in Our Understanding of the Transition to Agriculture: Human Bioarchaeology, Behaviour and Adaptation; SECTION A: Subsistence Transitions; SECTION B: Growth and Body Size Variation; SECTION C: Biomechanics and Indicators of Habitual Activity; SECTION D: Archaeogenetics, Palaeodemography, Cranial and Dental Morphology; Index; Colour Plates

Sommario/riassunto

A holistic and comprehensive account of the nature of the transition from hunting to farming in prehistory. It addresses for the first time the



main bioarchaeological aspects such as changes in mobility, behaviour, diet and population dynamics. This book is of major interest to the relevant audience since it offers for the first time a global perspective on the bioarchaeology of the transition to agriculture. It includes contributions from world-class researchers, with a particular emphasis on advances in methods (e.g. ancient DNA of pathogens, stable isotope analysis, etc.).  The book