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Mixed Harvest - Stories from the Human Past (Hardcover) Loot Price: R2,940
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Mixed Harvest - Stories from the Human Past (Hardcover): Rob Swigart

Mixed Harvest - Stories from the Human Past (Hardcover)

Rob Swigart

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Short stories about the deep past and those who lived through millennia of exploration, hardship, and uncertainty during the evolution of farming. Winner of the 2019 Nautilus Book Award, Multicultural and Indigenous "Swigart is to be congratulated for giving us a series of connected short stories that are both entertaining and educational. The book is accurately grounded in archaeological facts, and its individual stories are thoroughly believable. Its particular format should be emulated by all those wishing to blend fact and fiction, not just as entertainment but as education, too."-Journal of Eastern Mediterranean Archaeology and Heritage Studies In unforgettable stories of the human journey, a combination of compelling storytelling and well-researched archaeology underscore an excavation into the deep past of human development and its consequences. Through a first encounter between a Neanderthal woman and the Modern Human to the emergence and destruction of the world's first cities, Mixed Harvest tells the tale of the Neolithic Revolution, also called the (First) Agricultural Revolution, the most significant event since modern humans emerged. Rob Swigart's latest work humanizes the rapid transition to agriculture and pastoralism with a grounding in the archaeological record. From the introduction: In the space of a few thousand years agriculture dominated the earth. We live with it all around us. History began, cities soared, the landscape was crisscrossed with roads.... Each story is prefaced by a short introduction and followed by some context in order to stitch the narrative together. Some stories are linked, but most are independent. The stories are gathered into three chapters: "Shelter," "House," and "Home." These represent a progression in where we lived, a series of transformations in technology and consciousness.

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Imprint: Berghahn Books
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Release date: December 2019
Authors: Rob Swigart
Dimensions: 229 x 152 x 15mm (L x W x T)
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 224
ISBN-13: 978-1-78920-611-1
Categories: Books > Humanities > History > General
Books > Humanities > Archaeology > General
Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > General
Books > History > General
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LSN: 1-78920-611-1
Barcode: 9781789206111

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