Prehistoric Cultural Ecology and Evolution : Insights from Southern Jordan /

Offering the most comprehensive study of southern Jordan, this illuminating account presents detailed data from over a hundred archaeological sites stretching from the Lower Paleotlithic to the Chalcolithic periods. The author uses archaeological and paleoenvironmental evidence to reconstruct synchr...

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Main Author: Henry, Donald O.
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Boston, MA : Springer US, 1995.
Series:Interdisciplinary contributions to archaeology.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Offering the most comprehensive study of southern Jordan, this illuminating account presents detailed data from over a hundred archaeological sites stretching from the Lower Paleotlithic to the Chalcolithic periods. The author uses archaeological and paleoenvironmental evidence to reconstruct synchronic and evolutionary aspects of the cultural ecology of the prehistoric inhabitants of southern Jordan. This study exemplifies that cultural historic and processual approaches are integral to examining prehistoric cultural ecology. Numerous artifact illustrations as well as tables and appendixes containing primary data are included.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xxv, 466 pages)
ISBN:9781475723977 (electronic bk.)
1475723970 (electronic bk.)
ISSN:1568-2722