Umfang:
XXV, 358 S.
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Ill., graph. Darst., Kt.
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26 cm
ISBN:
1107023270
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9781107023277
Inhalt:
"In the field of human evolution, few subjects have generated as much controversy as the fate of the Neandertals. Most debates have centered on the problem of their affiliation with early modern humans. This book examines the hypothesis that Neandertals and early modern humans differed in terms of subsistence. To assess this hypothesis, the analysis focuses on animal bones accumulated by these groups at Saint-Cesaire, a collapsed cave in western France. The faunal evidence suggests that Neandertals and early modern humans exploited a similar range of game species"--
Anmerkung:
Formerly CIP Uk. - Includes bibliographical references (p. 311-356) and index
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The research problem -- Human origins and the problem of Neandertals -- Foraging theory and the archaeological record -- Saint-Césaire -- The fauna -- Taphonomy -- Seasonality -- Transport decisions and currency analysis -- Testing the hypotheses -- Diet breadth at the regional level -- An alternative look at the Middle to Upper Paleolithic transition.
Weitere Ausg.:
Online-Ausg. Morin, Eugène Reassessing paleolithic subsistence New York : Cambridge University Press, 2012 ISBN 9781280394232
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 1280394234
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 9781107023277
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 9781139337991
Sprache:
Englisch
Schlagwort(e):
Saint-Césaire
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Neandertaler
;
Paläolithikum
;
Knochenfund
