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Hunter-Gatherers: An Interdisciplinary Perspective (Biosocial Society Symposium Series) by Catherine Panter-Brick
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"The organization of the vcolume has been carefully thought out, and the regional orientation generally works qiute well. The book is well illustrated, with numerous photographs, maps, and line drawings...Continent of Hunter-Gatherers is a compelling book of serous scholarship and deep thought...the book will undoubted have an impact on Austrailian archyaeology, and be a focus of heated discussion there for some time to come. The volume should also attract much interest from North American archaeologists." Candian Jrnl of Archaeology 24, 2000
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This book challenges traditional perceptions of Australian Aboriginal prehistory: that environment is the major determinant of hunter-gatherers; that Aborigines were egalitarian and culturally homogeneous; that they experienced few economic and demographic changes. Lourandos argues that their social and economic processes were complex and that the prehistory period was dynamic. Lourandos considers colonization, Tasmanian Aborigines, the role of fire, the intensification debate, plant exploitation and other prehistoric hunter-gatherer societies.
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"The organization of the vcolume has been carefully thought out, and the regional orientation generally works qiute well. The book is well illustrated, with numerous photographs, maps, and line drawings...Continent of Hunter-Gatherers is a compelling book of serous scholarship and deep thought...the book will undoubted have an impact on Austrailian archyaeology, and be a focus of heated discussion there for some time to come. The volume should also attract much interest from North American archaeologists." Candian Jrnl of Archaeology 24, 2000
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This book challenges traditional perceptions of Australian Aboriginal prehistory: that environment is the major determinant of hunter-gatherers; that Aborigines were egalitarian and culturally homogeneous; that they experienced few economic and demographic changes. Lourandos argues that their social and economic processes were complex and that the prehistory period was dynamic. Lourandos considers colonization, Tasmanian Aborigines, the role of fire, the intensification debate, plant exploitation and other prehistoric hunter-gatherer societies.
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Inside This Book Citations: This book cites 81 books | 8 books that cite this book Explore: Citations | Books on Related Topics | Concordance | Text Stats Key Phrases - SIPs: archaeological trends, ground stone hatchets, sea level stabilisation, intergroup gatherings, scraper tradition (more) Key Phrases - CAPs: New South Wales, New Guinea, Arnhem Land, Cape York, Greater Australia (more) Browse Sample Pages: Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me! |
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If indeed hunter-gatherer societies of past and present did cover a very broad range in socio-cultural variation, and overlapped with other societies such as agriculturists, how then can this be characterised? Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
archaeological trends, ground stone hatchets, sea level stabilisation, intergroup gatherings, scraper tradition, intensively inhabited, intensively utilised, basal date, extractive efficiency, more intensive occupation, small tool tradition, stone artefact assemblages, stone artefacts, waisted axes, rock art styles, archaeological patterns, archaeological changes, arid core, southeastern highlands, ethnohistorical information, chenier ridges, megafaunal species, artificial drainage systems, riverine corridor, marine exploitation Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New South Wales, New Guinea, Arnhem Land, Cape York, Greater Australia, Murray River, Australian Aboriginal, Lake Mungo, New Ireland, Rocky Cape, Southeast Asia, Australian Small Tool, Bass Strait, Kangaroo Island, Moreton Bay, Kow Swamp, Princess Charlotte Bay, Aboriginal Australia, Little Swanport, Devil's Lair, Great Dividing Range, Mount William, South Alligator River, Cape Otway, North America New!
Books on Related Topics | Concordance | Text Stats Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
If indeed hunter-gatherer societies of past and present did cover a very broad range in socio-cultural variation, and overlapped with other societies such as agriculturists, how then can this be characterised? Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
archaeological trends, ground stone hatchets, sea level stabilisation, intergroup gatherings, scraper tradition, intensively inhabited, intensively utilised, basal date, extractive efficiency, more intensive occupation, small tool tradition, stone artefact assemblages, stone artefacts, waisted axes, rock art styles, archaeological patterns, archaeological changes, arid core, southeastern highlands, ethnohistorical information, chenier ridges, megafaunal species, artificial drainage systems, riverine corridor, marine exploitation Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New South Wales, New Guinea, Arnhem Land, Cape York, Greater Australia, Murray River, Australian Aboriginal, Lake Mungo, New Ireland, Rocky Cape, Southeast Asia, Australian Small Tool, Bass Strait, Kangaroo Island, Moreton Bay, Kow Swamp, Princess Charlotte Bay, Aboriginal Australia, Little Swanport, Devil's Lair, Great Dividing Range, Mount William, South Alligator River, Cape Otway, North America New!
Books on Related Topics | Concordance | Text Stats Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
Citations (learn more)
This book cites 81
books:
- Man the Hunter by Irven Devore on 7 pages
- Papua New Guinea: The Struggle for Development (Growth Economies of Asia) by John Connell on 5 pages
- Past and Present in Hunter Gatherer Studies by Carmel Schrire on 5 pages
- The Human Revolution: Behavioural and Biological Perspectives on the Origins of Modern Humans by Paul Mellars on