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

• Pubblicazione: Chichester, England : , : Wiley-Blackwell, , 2011; ©2011
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (506 p.)
• Disciplina: 930.1
• Soggetto topico: Human remains (Archaeology); Agriculture - Origin
• Classificazione: 6,11
• Persona (resp. second.): PinhasiRon; StockJay T.
• 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Human bioarchaeology of the transition to agriculture
• ISBN: 1-119-95668-4; 1-283-17500-2; 9786613175007; 0-470-67018-5; 0-470-67017-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910830005903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II