Caribou and Reindeer Hunters of the Northern Hemisphere (Worldwide Archaeology Series, 6) - Hardcover

9781856287050: Caribou and Reindeer Hunters of the Northern Hemisphere (Worldwide Archaeology Series, 6)

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 185628705X ISBN 13: 9781856287050

Publisher: Avebury, 1997

The papers in this volume provide a variety of perspectives on Rangifer (caribou/reindeer) and its use by prehistoric peoples in the northern latitudes of both Old and New Worlds. Since the early work of Lartet and Christy in the late 1800s and their recognition of "L'age du Renne", use of Rangifer (reindeer) by prehistoric Europeans has been well known. Less understood has been the actual economic significance of Rangifer, as compared with other food sources, and its relationship to human ranging and social behavior during the Upper Paleolithic.
Papers in the volume address topics such as hunting society models in archaeological studies, behavior patterns of Rangifer and humans in the New World, the Paleo-Indian record of the earliest Gainey phase in Ontario and Michigan, and a variety of Upper Paleolithic situations in Europe - ranging from the Magdalenian of the Paris basin to the Paleolithic of Central Europe.
Clear evidence of Rangifer (reindeer) exploitation, seasonality, and ranging behavior is correlated with important regional settlement data to suggest some compelling new models. Rarely have so many different regional perspectives on Rangifer exploitation been brought together.

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