Lithics and Subsistence
Author : Dave D. Davis
Publisher :
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 22,70 MB
Release : 1978
Category : Stone implements
ISBN :
Author : Dave D. Davis
Publisher :
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 22,70 MB
Release : 1978
Category : Stone implements
ISBN :
Author : Dave D. Davis
Publisher :
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 29,10 MB
Release : 1978
Category : Stone implements
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Author : John K. Chance
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,74 MB
Release : 1978
Category : Court records
ISBN :
Author : Maaike Groot
Publisher : Sidestone Press
Page : 302 pages
File Size : 43,44 MB
Release : 2013-10-14
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9088901996
How people produced or acquired their food in the past is one of the main questions in archaeology. Everyone needs food to survive, so the ways in which people managed to acquire it forms the very basis of human existence. Farming was key to the rise of human sedentarism. Once farming moved beyond subsistence, and regularly produced a surplus, it supported the development of specialisation, speeded up the development of socio-economic as well as social complexity, the rise of towns and the development of city states. In short, studying food production is of critical importance in understanding how societies developed. Environmental archaeology often studies the direct remains of food or food processing, and is therefore well-suited to address this topic. What is more, a wealth of new data has become available in this field of research in recent years. This allows synthesising research with a regional and diachronic approach. Indeed, most of the papers in this volume offer studies on subsistence and surplus production with a wide geographical perspective. The research areas vary considerably, ranging from the American Mid-South to Turkey. The range in time periods is just as wide, from c. 7000 BC to the 16th century AD. Topics covered include foraging strategies, the combination of domestic and wild food resources in the Neolithic, water supply, crop specialisation, the effect of the Roman occupation on animal husbandry, town-country relationships and the monastic economy. With this collection of papers and the theoretical framework presented in the introductory chapter, we wish to demonstrate that the topic of subsistence and surplus production remains of interest, and promises to generate more exciting research in the future.
Author : Paraskevi Elefanti
Publisher : British Archaeological Reports Oxford Limited
Page : 156 pages
File Size : 50,15 MB
Release : 2003
Category : History
ISBN :
In addressing the question of whether economically specialised sites had specialised lithic technologies, Elefanti draws on evidence from three broadly contemporary sites in north-west and southern Greece. Defining Klithi as a seasonally-occupied and possibly specialised site and Kastrista and Franchthi as sites with access to a diverse range of resources and more favourable conditions for longterm occupation, lithic evidence from the three is reassessed and compared. The theoret ical and methodological premises of the research are clearly laid out and Elefanti concludes by stating that either Klithi is not truly representative of a specialised site, or there are no discernible differences in lithic technology between the two site types.
Author : David J. Bernstein
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 205 pages
File Size : 21,7 MB
Release : 2014-06-28
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1483299309
Prehistoric Subsistence on the Southern New England Coast examines long-term trends in prehistoric subsistence in the Narragensett Bay region of Southern New England. The results suggest that, unlike other areas of Eastern north America, specialized agriculutral economies did not develop in this region prior to European contact. The book is accessible to both the general reader as well as scholars and students interested in consulting the original data for their own research and analysis.* * Incorporates original research in palynology and geomorphology in to an archaeological study* Presents a study of modern shellfish growth that is used to interpret the archaeological remains found at Greenwich Cove* Uses numerous animal species to determine site seasonality
Author : Robin Dennell
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 41,25 MB
Release : 1992-12-01
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ISBN : 9780521306508
Author : Bradley J. Vierra
Publisher :
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 46,96 MB
Release : 1995
Category : Social Science
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Author : Richard L. Zettler
Publisher :
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 36,95 MB
Release : 1997
Category : Excavations (Archaeology)
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Author : Robert Young
Publisher : British Archaeological Reports Oxford Limited
Page : 442 pages
File Size : 34,56 MB
Release : 1987
Category : History
ISBN :
(BAR 161, 1987)