Reindeer hunters of the ice age in Europe : economy, ecology, and the annual nomadic cycle / / Laure Fontana

• Autore: Fontana Laure
• Pubblicazione: Cham, Switzerland : , : Springer International Publishing, , [2022]; ©2022
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (263 pages)
• Disciplina: 306.364
• Soggetto topico: Hunting and gathering societies; Hunting, Prehistoric - Social aspects
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Foreword -- Preface: From the Whole to the Parts, from the Parts to the Whole -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- Chapter 1: Introduction: Issues and Approach -- 1.1 Issues -- 1.2 Methodology -- 1.3 This Work -- References -- Chapter 2: Contexts and Subject Matter -- 2.1 From the Aurignacian to the Magdalenian: Palaeolithic "Cultures"? -- 2.2 The Environment in France During the Upper Pleniglacial and Tardiglacial -- 2.2.1 Chrono-environmental Framework (29,000-14,000 cal BP) (Fig. 2.1) -- 2.2.2 Cold Environments... but Which Ones? -- 2.3 Reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) -- 2.3.1 An Animal Adapted to the Cold -- 2.3.2 Reindeer Before 33,000 cal BP in Europe and France -- 2.4 Composition of Research Collections and Study Zones (Figs. 2.20 and 2.21) -- 2.4.1 Sites Surveyed and Inventoried -- 2.4.2 Composition of the Regions (cf. Fig. 2.20) -- Appendix 1: Studied Corpus -- Appendix 2: Reindeer Proportion in All Surveyed Assemblages, by Period (idem App 1) -- References -- Chapter 3: The Role of Reindeer in the Economy of Animal Resources Between 30,000 and 14,000 cal BP -- 3.1 The Reindeer Proportion Among the Hunted Animals -- 3.1.1 Variation Through Time -- 3.1.2 Variation in Space -- 3.1.3 Initial Findings -- 3.2 Reindeer Hunting Strategies -- 3.2.1 Reindeer of All Ages: The Choice Not to Choose -- 3.2.2 Few Adult Males -- 3.2.3 More or Less Seasonal Hunting -- 3.3 Reindeer Antler: Procurement Strategies, Seasonal Availability, and Raw Material Management -- 3.3.1 Perspectives, Issues and Challenges -- 3.3.2 Results -- 3.3.3 Antler Exploitation at the Regional Scale -- 3.3.4 The Role of Antler Exploitation in the Annual Cycle: Hypotheses -- 3.4 Conclusion: The Economic Role of Reindeer -- References -- Chapter 4: Reindeer Mobility and Human Mobility in the Upper Pleniglacial and Tardiglacial -- 4.1 Current Knowledge and Objectives. ; 4.2 Migratory and Sedentary Reindeer -- 4.2.1 Reindeer in the Dordogne... and Next Door? -- 4.2.2 Reindeer from Elsewhere -- 4.2.3 Reindeer with Reduced Mobility in France During the Last Cold Period -- 4.3 Annual Nomadic Cycles: Several Configurations or Several Visibilities? -- 4.3.1 Questions -- 4.3.2 Annual Nomadic Cycle in the Massif Central from the End of the Gravettian to the Magdalenian -- 4.3.3 The Dordogne, from the Gravettian to the Magdalenian -- 4.3.4 Conclusion: Distinct Cycles? -- References -- Chapter 5: Discussion and Conclusion -- 5.1 The Environment in France Between 30,000 and 15,000 Years Ago: Ecosystems to Be Defined -- 5.1.1 The Mammoth Steppe -- 5.1.2 The Mammoth Steppe in France: An Exception that Proves the Rule? -- 5.1.3 France, a Reindeer Steppe... but What Else? -- 5.1.4 Conclusions -- 5.2 For 15,000 Years, a Unique System Beyond the Regional Specificities -- 5.2.1 The Economy of Animal Resources: A Common Foundation -- 5.2.2 A Single Procurement Strategy -- 5.2.3 A Single Animal Resource Economy -- 5.2.4 Mobility of Human Groups: A Reality to Be Reconstructed, Far from the Models -- 5.3 Conclusion -- References.
• Titolo autorizzato: Reindeer Hunters of the Ice Age in Europe
• ISBN: 9783031062599; 9783031062582
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910616208503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II