Neolithic - Brossura

Mccarter, Susan

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0415364140 ISBN 13: 9780415364140

Casa editrice: Routledge, 2007

Riassunto

This excellent introductory textbook describes and explains the origins of modern culture– the dawn of agriculture in the Neolithic area.

Written in an easy-to-read style, this lively and engaging book familiarises the reader with essential archaeological and genetic terms and concepts, explores the latest evidence from scientific analyses as varied as deep sea coring, pollen identification, radiometric dating and DNA research, condensing them into an up-to-date academic account, specifically written to be clear even the novice reader.

Focusing primarily on sites in southwest Asia, Neolithic addresses questions such as:

• Which plants and animals were the first to be domesticated, and how?
• How did life change when people began farming?
• What were the first villages like?
• What do we know about the social, political and religious life of these newly founded societies?
• What happened to human health as a result of the Neolithic Revolution?

Lavishly illustrated with almost a hundred images, this enjoyable book is an ideal introduction both for students of archaeology and for general readers interested in our past.

Su questo libro

L'autore:

Susan Foster McCarter holds a degree in Mediterranean prehistory from Brandeis University.  For almost twenty years she has been a member of the Department of Near Eastern Studies at Johns Hopkins University.  She also teaches art history and archaeology at York College of Pennsylvania.

Contenuti:

1. Introduction to the Neolithic  Box: Preservation at the Swiss Lake Villages  2. The Genetics of Domestication  Box: Natural Selection and the Peppered Moth  3.  Archaeological Evidence for Domestication  Box: Evidence of Domestication at Abu Hureyra  4. Plant Domestication  Box: The Domestication of Maize  5. Animal Domestication  Box: Dogs and Cats  6. Architecture Box: Monumental Architecture  7. Pottery  Box: Jomon Pottery  8. Diet and Disease  Box: Ceramics and Cooking  9. Power and Prestige  Box: War  10. Technology and Trade  Box: Women's Work  11. Art and Religion  Box: The Monumental Statues from 'Ain Ghazal'  12. What Caused the Neolithic Transition?  Appendix I: A Note about Dates in the Book  Appendix II: Geographical Place Names  Appendix III: Sites Mentioned in the Text

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Routledge
• Data di pubblicazione: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0415364140
• ISBN 13: 9780415364140
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 240