Students of human behavior have always been interested in the
relationship between human populations and their environment.
Decades of research not only have illuminated the backdrop against
which culture is viewed, but have identi fied many of the
conditions that influence or promote technological develop ment,
social transformation, and economic reorganization. It has become
in creaSingly evident, however, that if we are to explore more
forcefully the linkages between culture and environment, a
processual orientation is required. This is found in human
ecology-the study of the relationship between people and the
ecosystem of which they are a part. This book is a collection of
papers about the recent and distant past by scientists and
humanists involved in the study of human ecology in northeastern
North America. The authors critically examine the systemic
interface between people and their environment first by identifying
the indicators of that rela tionship (e.g., historical
documentation, archaeological site patterning, faunal remains),
then by defining the processes by which change in one part of the
ecosystem affects other parts (e.g., by conSidering how an ecotonal
gradient affects biotic communities over time), and finally by
explicating the behavioral implications thereof."
General
Imprint: |
Kluwer Academic / Plenum Publishers
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Series: |
Interdisciplinary Contributions to Archaeology |
Release date: |
July 1988 |
First published: |
1988 |
Editors: |
George P. Nicholas
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Dimensions: |
234 x 156 x 22mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover
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Pages: |
320 |
Edition: |
1988 ed. |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-306-42869-2 |
Categories: |
Books >
Humanities >
Archaeology >
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LSN: |
0-306-42869-5 |
Barcode: |
9780306428692 |
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