[PDF] Prehistoric Farming In Europe eBook

Author : Graeme Barker
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 20,28 MB
Release : 1985-07-11
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780521269698

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Drawing upon his own extensive knowledge of European archaeology, Graeme Barker has impressively integrated the full range of archaeological data to produce in this book a masterly account of prehistoric farming in Europe on a unique scale. He makes use of modern archaeological techniques to reconstruct the lives of prehistoric farmers in remarkable detail. Not only do we now have a vivid picture of the prehistoric farmyard, but we know what animals were kept, how they were fed and why they were bred. Evidence for crops grown and techniques of cultivation and husbandry helps recreate the prehistoric landscape. Even the social organisation that determined the use of resources, and provided the crucial stimulus for agricultural change, can be relived. Graeme Barker develops his argument through analogies with the agricultural history of classical and medieval Europe and concludes that today's industrial farmers can learn much from the successes and failures of early European farming.

Author : Sarunas Milisauskas
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 454 pages
File Size : 29,38 MB
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1461507510

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Sarunas Milisauskas· 1.1 INTRODUCTION The purpose of this book is four-fold: to introduce English-speaking students and scholars to some of the outstanding archaeological research that has been done in Europe in recent years; to integrate this research into an anthropological frame of reference; to address episodes of culture change such as the transition to farming; the origin of complex societies, and the origin of urbanism, and to provide an overview of European prehistory from the earliest appearance of humans to the rise of the Roman empire. In 1978, the Academic Press published my book European Prehistory which, typically for that period, emphasized cultural evolution, culture process, technology, environment, and economy. To produce a new version and an up- to-date prehistory of Europe, I have invited contributions from specialists in the Palaeolithic, Mesolithic, Bronze and Iron Ages. Thus while this version of European Prehistory is a new book, however, it still incorporates some data from the 1978 version, particularly in The Present Environment and Neolithic chapters. Like its predecessor, this edition is structured around selected general topics, such as technology, trade, settlement, warfare, and ritual.

Author : Amy Bogaard
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 14,18 MB
Release : 2004
Category : History
ISBN : 9780415324854

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This book evaluates competing models of early crop husbandry in Central Europe using available archaeobotanical evidence.

Author : Stephen Shennan
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 43,17 MB
Release : 2018-05-03
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1108397301

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Knowledge of the origin and spread of farming has been revolutionised in recent years by the application of new scientific techniques, especially the analysis of ancient DNA from human genomes. In this book, Stephen Shennan presents the latest research on the spread of farming by archaeologists, geneticists and other archaeological scientists. He shows that it resulted from a population expansion from present-day Turkey. Using ideas from the disciplines of human behavioural ecology and cultural evolution, he explains how this process took place. The expansion was not the result of 'population pressure' but of the opportunities for increased fertility by colonising new regions that farming offered. The knowledge and resources for the farming 'niche' were passed on from parents to their children. However, Shennan demonstrates that the demographic patterns associated with the spread of farming resulted in population booms and busts, not continuous expansion.

Author : T. Douglas Price
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 18,20 MB
Release : 2000-09-14
Category : History
ISBN : 9780521665728

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Essays by leading specialists on a central issue of European history: the transition to farming.

Author : I. J. Thorpe
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 13,35 MB
Release : 2003-09-02
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1134620101

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The Origins of Agriculture in Europe takes a look at current ideas in the light of a considerable mass of literature and archaeological evidence; examining the transition to agriculture through the comparison of social and economic developments across Europe. In this volume, I.J.Thorpe manages to evaluate various alternative explanations in detailed examples, whilst also succeeding in addressing the broader theoretical questions which form the nucleus of contemporary debates. This clearly written and accessible text is an extremely valuable resource for students of European prehistory.

Author : E Cecil (Eliot Cecil) 1895- Curwen
Publisher : Hassell Street Press
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 36,89 MB
Release : 2021-09-09
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ISBN : 9781013348808

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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author : Sherratt A. Sherratt
Publisher : Edinburgh University Press
Page : 448 pages
File Size : 32,8 MB
Release : 2019-08-07
Category : HISTORY
ISBN : 1474472567

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This book brings together a classic collection of Andrew Sherratt's work on the economic foundations of prehistoric Europe, which have put forward important new ideas about the development of farming, pastoralism, early technology and trade. In a series of contributions that have included wide-ranging syntheses and detailed local studies, he discusses their implications for the understanding of settlement-patterns, social structures, material culture, and less tangible aspects of prehistoric life such as the spread of languages and the use of narcotics.