Droughts, food, and culture [[electronic resource] ] : ecological change and food security in Africa's later prehistory / / edited by Fekri A. Hassan
| Droughts, food, and culture [[electronic resource] ] : ecological change and food security in Africa's later prehistory / / edited by Fekri A. Hassan |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2002.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers, c2002 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (368 p.) |
| Disciplina | 960/.1 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | HassanFekri A |
| Soggetto topico |
Prehistoric peoples - Food - Africa
Agriculture, Prehistoric - Africa Climatic changes - Africa Paleoclimatology - Africa |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-280-20034-0
9786610200344 0-306-47547-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Palaeoclimate, Food and Culture Change in Africa: An Overview -- Climatic Change -- Rapid Holocene Climate Changes in the Eastern Mediterranean -- Climate During the Late Holocene in the Sahara and the Sahel: Evolution and Consequences on Human Settlement -- Late Pleistocene and Holocene Climatic Changes in the Central Sahara. The Case Study of the Southwestern Fezzan, Libya -- Late Holocene Climatic Fluctuations and Historical Records of Famine in Ethiopia -- Environmental and Human Responses to Climatic Events in West and West Central Africa During the Late Holocene -- Plant Cultivation -- Regional Pathways to Agriculture in Northeast Africa -- From Hunters and Gatherers to Food Producers: New Archaeological and Archaeobotanical Evidence from the West African Sahel -- Holocene Climatic Changes in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Spread of Food Production from Southwest Asia to Egypt -- Sustainable Agriculture in a Harsh Environment: An Ethiopian Perspective -- Pastoralism -- The Evidence for the Earliest Livestock in North Africa: or Adventures with Large Bovids, Ovicaprids, Dogs and Pigs -- Cultural Responses to Climatic Changes in North Africa: Beginning and Spread of Pastoralism in the Sahara -- Dry Climatic Events and Cultural Trajectories: Adjusting Middle Holocene Pastoral Economy of the Libyan Sahara -- Food Security in Western and Central Africa During The Late Holocene: The Role of Domestic Stock Keeping, Hunting and Fishing -- Bovines in Egyptian Predynastic and Early Dynastic Iconography -- Conclusion -- Conclusion: Ecological Changes and Food Security in the Later Prehistory of North Africa: Looking Forward. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910455000503321 |
| New York, : Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers, c2002 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Droughts, food, and culture : ecological change and food security in Africa's later prehistory / / edited by Fekri A. Hassan
| Droughts, food, and culture : ecological change and food security in Africa's later prehistory / / edited by Fekri A. Hassan |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2002.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers, c2002 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (368 p.) |
| Disciplina | 960/.1 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | HassanFekri A |
| Soggetto topico |
Prehistoric peoples - Food - Africa
Agriculture, Prehistoric - Africa Climatic changes - Africa Paleoclimatology - Africa |
| ISBN |
1-280-20034-0
9786610200344 0-306-47547-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Palaeoclimate, Food and Culture Change in Africa: An Overview -- Climatic Change -- Rapid Holocene Climate Changes in the Eastern Mediterranean -- Climate During the Late Holocene in the Sahara and the Sahel: Evolution and Consequences on Human Settlement -- Late Pleistocene and Holocene Climatic Changes in the Central Sahara. The Case Study of the Southwestern Fezzan, Libya -- Late Holocene Climatic Fluctuations and Historical Records of Famine in Ethiopia -- Environmental and Human Responses to Climatic Events in West and West Central Africa During the Late Holocene -- Plant Cultivation -- Regional Pathways to Agriculture in Northeast Africa -- From Hunters and Gatherers to Food Producers: New Archaeological and Archaeobotanical Evidence from the West African Sahel -- Holocene Climatic Changes in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Spread of Food Production from Southwest Asia to Egypt -- Sustainable Agriculture in a Harsh Environment: An Ethiopian Perspective -- Pastoralism -- The Evidence for the Earliest Livestock in North Africa: or Adventures with Large Bovids, Ovicaprids, Dogs and Pigs -- Cultural Responses to Climatic Changes in North Africa: Beginning and Spread of Pastoralism in the Sahara -- Dry Climatic Events and Cultural Trajectories: Adjusting Middle Holocene Pastoral Economy of the Libyan Sahara -- Food Security in Western and Central Africa During The Late Holocene: The Role of Domestic Stock Keeping, Hunting and Fishing -- Bovines in Egyptian Predynastic and Early Dynastic Iconography -- Conclusion -- Conclusion: Ecological Changes and Food Security in the Later Prehistory of North Africa: Looking Forward. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910962133803321 |
| New York, : Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers, c2002 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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From Lake
| From Lake |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Shenandoah, Iowa, : Shenandoah Nurseries, 1916 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource |
| Soggetto topico |
Excavations (Archaeology) - Farafra Oasis - Egypt
History & Archaeology Regions & Countries - Africa |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Catalogs |
| ISBN |
9788878145207
8878145203 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Altri titoli varianti | From lake to sand |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910140174703321 |
| Shenandoah, Iowa, : Shenandoah Nurseries, 1916 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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