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UNINA9911018895703321 |
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Titolo |
Human bioarchaeology of the transition to agriculture / / edited by Ron Pinhasi, Jay T. Stock |
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Hoboken, NJ, : Wiley-Blackwell, 2010 |
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ISBN |
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9786613175007 |
9781119956686 |
1119956684 |
9781283175005 |
1283175002 |
9780470670187 |
0470670185 |
9780470670170 |
0470670177 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (506 p.) |
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Classificazione |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Human remains (Archaeology) |
Agriculture - Origin |
Antiquities, Prehistoric |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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 |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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A holistic and comprehensive account of the nature of the transition from hunting to farming in prehistory. It addresses for the first time the |
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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 |
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