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Marine Ventures: Archaeological Perspectives on Human-Sea Relations
Hein Bjartmann Bjerck (Ed.)
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Description for Marine Ventures: Archaeological Perspectives on Human-Sea Relations
Hardcover. This volume brings together an international collection of papers in which human-sea relations are analyzed through various temporal and spatial scales. Editor(s): Bjerck, Hein Bjartmann; Breivik, Heidi Mjelva; Fretheim, Silje E.; Piana, Ernesto L.; Skar, Birgitte; Tivoli, Angelika. Num Pages: 448 pages, 200 colour photographs. BIC Classification: HDR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 244 x 169. Weight in Grams: 1070.
Human-sea relations are important factors in past and present human evolution. Discussions about these relations have ranged from shellfish gathering at beaches to the elaboration of technological, social and cognitive systems for marine foraging. The role of the marine environment is now seen as a primary factor in the understanding of social complexity. Archaeological data and methods are uniquely placed to produce interesting perspectives about human adaptations to the sea through global and local dimensions, geological, archaeological and ethnographic timescales, and empirical studies of cultural practice.This volume brings together an international collection of papers in which human-sea relations are analyzed ... Read more
Human-sea relations are important factors in past and present human evolution. Discussions about these relations have ranged from shellfish gathering at beaches to the elaboration of technological, social and cognitive systems for marine foraging. The role of the marine environment is now seen as a primary factor in the understanding of social complexity. Archaeological data and methods are uniquely placed to produce interesting perspectives about human adaptations to the sea through global and local dimensions, geological, archaeological and ethnographic timescales, and empirical studies of cultural practice.This volume brings together an international collection of papers in which human-sea relations are analyzed ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Equinox Publishing
Condition
New
Number of Pages
452
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781781791363
SKU
V9781781791363
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Ref
99-11
About Hein Bjartmann Bjerck (Ed.)
Hein Bjartmann Bjerck is Professor in the Department of Archaeology and Cultural History at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology.Heidi Mjelva Breivik is a PhD candidate at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology.Silje E. Fretheim is a Fellow in the Department of Archaeology and Cultural History at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology University Museum.Ernesto L. Piana ... Read more
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