Stock image for illustration purposes only - book cover, edition or condition may vary.
Desert Peoples: Archaeological Perspectives
Veth
€ 50.42
FREE Delivery in Ireland
Description for Desert Peoples: Archaeological Perspectives
Paperback. Offers an overview of hunter-gatherer societies in desert landscapes that combines archaeological and anthropological perspectives and includes a range of regional and thematic case studies. This title examines the key concepts vital to understanding human adaptation to marginal landscapes and the behavioral and belief systems that underpin them. Editor(s): Veth, Peter; Smith, Mike; Hiscock, Peter. Num Pages: 320 pages, 23. BIC Classification: HD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 172 x 18. Weight in Grams: 564.
Desert Peoples: Archaeological Perspectives provides an issues-oriented overview of hunter-gatherer societies in desert landscapes that combines archaeological and anthropological perspectives and includes a wide range of regional and thematic case studies.
- Brings together, for the first time, studies from deserts as diverse as the sand dunes of Australia, the U.S. Great Basin, the coastal and high altitude deserts of South America, and the core deserts of Africa
- Examines the key concepts vital to understanding human adaptation to marginal landscapes and the behavioral and belief systems that underpin them
- Explores the relationship among desert hunter-gatherers, herders, and pastoralists
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United States
ISBN
9781405100915
SKU
V9781405100915
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-50
About Veth
Peter Veth is Director of Research at the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies, Canberra. He is the author of over 100 articles and books on the archaeology of arid zone hunter-gatherers. Mike Smith is Director of Research and Development at the National Museum of Australia. He pioneered research into late ... Read more
Reviews for Desert Peoples: Archaeological Perspectives
“This is an up-to-date and theoretically broad-ranging comparative treatment of desert hunter-gatherer archaeology and ethnology that introduces a new, fresh generation of scholars and issues. Bravo!” Richard Gould, Brown University “Desert Peoples shows how important the world’s arid habitats have always been during the course of human evolution. The geographical scope of the contributions ... Read more