Last Hunters, First Farmers New Perspectives on the Prehistoric Transition to Agriculture

Price, T. Douglas (Editor)/ Gebauer, Anne Birgitte (Editor)/ School of American Research (Sante Fe, N. M.)

ISBN 10: 0933452918 / ISBN 13: 9780933452916

Published by School for Advanced Research on the, 1995

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illustrated edition. 354 pages. 9.50x6.00x1.00 inches. In Stock.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Last Hunters, First Farmers New Perspectives on the Prehistoric Transition to Agriculture
• Publisher: School for Advanced Research on the
• Publication Date: 1995
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0933452918
• ISBN 13: 9780933452916
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.57 kilograms

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Synopsis

In case studies ranging from the Far East to the American Southwest, the authors of Last Hunters-First Farmers provide a global perspective on contemporary research into the origins of agriculture. Downplaying more traditional explanations of the turn to agriculture, such as the influence of marginal environments and population pressures, the authors emphasize instead the importance of the resource-rich areas in which agriculture began, the complex social organizations already in place, the role of sedentism, and, in some locales, the advent of economic intensification and competition.

Review

Stands out as one of the most valuable multi-authored contributions, both methodically and substantively, to have appeared for many years. --Journal of Field Archaeology