Changing Natures - Hunter-gatherers, First Famers and the Modern World (Paperback)

The adoption of agriculture is often described as one of the most fundamental revolutions in human history, the starting point for urbanisation and specialisation. More recently the structure of the Neolithic mind has been proposed as a new cognitive revolution, separating us fundamentally from preceding hunter-gatherers. Without doubting that the so-called Neolithic Revolution was significant, it is important to question how we conceptualise it. This book focuses on two themes central to creating a rounded understanding of the transition: our understandings of hunter-gatherer diversity and change over time, with emphasis on the adoption of agriculture; and the relationships between our understandings of the modern world, and ourselves, and the models we impose on prehistory. The broad geographical perspective adopted here allows important comparisons to be made between two primary study areas, the Near East and Europe.

General

Imprint:	Bristol Classical Press
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Debates in Archaeology
Release date:	October 2010
First published:	October 2010
Authors:	Bill Finlayson • Graeme M. Warren
Dimensions:	216 x 135 x 11mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	144
ISBN-13:	978-0-7156-3813-2
Categories:	Books > Professional & Technical > Agriculture & farming > General Books > Humanities > Archaeology > Archaeology by period / region > Prehistoric archaeology Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Anthropology > Social & cultural anthropology > General Promotions
LSN:	0-7156-3813-0
Barcode:	9780715638132

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