Author: Lawrence Eugene BradleyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Europe
Languages : en
Pages : 334
Book Description
The early upper paleolithic of South central Europe
Author: Lawrence Eugene BradleyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Europe
Languages : en
Pages : 334
Book Description
The Early Upper Paleolithic of South Central Europe
Author: Lawrence Eugene BradleyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Europe
Languages : en
Pages : 334
Book Description
The Early Upper Paleolithic beyond Western Europe
Author: P. Jeffrey BrantinghamPublisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520930096
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 313
Book Description
This volume brings together prominent archaeologists working in areas outside Western Europe to discuss the most recent evidence for the origins of the early Upper Paleolithic and its relationship to the origin of modern humans. With a wealth of primary data from archaeological sites and regions that have never before been published and discussions of materials from difficult-to-find sources, the collection urges readers to reconsider the process of modern human behavioral origins. Archaeological evidence continues to play a critical role in debates over the origins of anatomically modern humans. The appearance of novel Upper Paleolithic technologies, new patterns of land use, expanded social networks, and the emergence of complex forms of symbolic communication point to a behavioral revolution beginning sometime around 45,000 years ago. Until recently, most of the available evidence for this revolution derived from Western European archaeological contexts that suggested an abrupt replacement of Mousterian Middle Paleolithic with Aurignacian Upper Paleolithic adaptations. In the absence of fossil association, the behavioral transition was thought to reflect the biological replacement of archaic hominid populations by intrusive modern humans. The contributors present new archaeological evidence that tells a very different story: The Middle-Upper Paleolithic transitions in areas as diverse as the Levant, Eastern-Central Europe, and Central and Eastern Asia are characterized both by substantial behavioral continuity over the period 45,000-25,000 years ago and by a mosaic-like pattern of shifting adaptations. Together these essays will enliven and enrich the discussion of the shift from archaic to modern behavioral adaptations. Contributors: O. Bar-Yosef, A. Belfer-Cohen, R. L. Bettinger, P. J. Brantingham, N. R. Coinman, A. P. Derevianko, R. G. Elston, J. R. Fox, X. Gao, J. M. Geneste, T. Goebel, E. Güleç, K. W. Kerry, L. Koulakovskaia, J. K. Kozlowski, S. L. Kuhn, Y. V. Kuzmin, D. B. Madsen, A. E. Marks, L. Meignen, T. Meshveliani, K. Monigal, P. E. Nehoroshev, J. W. Olsen, M. Otte, M. C. Stiner,J. Svoboda, A. Sytnik, D. Tseveendorj, L. B. Vishnyatsky
The Szeletian and the Transition from Middle to Upper Palaeolithic in Central Europe
Author: Philip Allsworth-JonesPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 494
Book Description
Approximately 40,000 years ago during the transition between Middle and Upper Paleolithic eras in Europe, Neanderthal man was being replaced by the anatomically modern man. Dr. Allsworth-Jones explores this period, focusing on a characteristic style of Central European cave called the Szeletian. His first-hand knowledge of the caves and in-depth study of related literature support his thesis that the Szeletian caves were the creation of Neanderthal man and were thus linked to that important period in prehistory.
The Oxford Handbook of the Archaeology and Anthropology of Hunter-Gatherers
Author: Vicki CummingsPublisher: OUP Oxford
ISBN: 0191025275
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 1361
Book Description
For more than a century, the study of hunting and gathering societies has been central to the development of both archaeology and anthropology as academic disciplines, and has also generated widespread public interest and debate. The Oxford Handbook of the Archaeology and Anthropology of Hunter-Gatherers provides a comprehensive review of hunter-gatherer studies to date, including critical engagements with older debates, new theoretical perspectives, and renewed obligations for greater engagement between researchers and indigenous communities. Chapters provide in-depth archaeological, historical, and anthropological case-studies, and examine far-reaching questions about human social relations, attitudes to technology, ecology, and management of resources and the environment, as well as issues of diet, health, and gender relations - all central topics in hunter-gatherer research, but also themes that have great relevance for modern global society and its future challenges. The Handbook also provides a strategic vision for how the integration of new methods, approaches, and study regions can ensure that future research into the archaeology and anthropology of hunter-gatherers will continue to deliver penetrating insights into the factors that underlie all human diversity.
Early Modern Human Evolution in Central Europe
Author: Erik TrinkausPublisher:
ISBN: 9780195166996
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 506
Book Description
This is primary descriptive volume on the most important paleontological site for research into the emergence of humans, the development of a modern pattern of hunting and gathering societies in the Middle Upper Paleolithic Era. Erik Trinkhaus is among the most distinguished paleoanthropologists and a member of the National Academy. Svoboda is the project leader on the Pavlovian site.
The Middle to Upper Paleolithic Transition in Central Europe
Author: Brian AdamsPublisher: British Archaeological Reports Oxford Limited
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description
The Buekk Mountain region of southeast central Europe has been the main area for studying transitional' cultures between the Middle and Upper Palaeolithic like that identified at the Szelta Cave in Hungary.
The Late Middle Paleolithic and Earliest Upper Paleolithic in Central Europe and Their Relevance for the Out of Africa Hypothesis
Author: Michael BolusDolní Vestonice–Pavlov
Author: Jirí A. SvobodaPublisher: Texas A&M University Press
ISBN: 1623498120
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 678
Book Description
Perhaps the oldest modern human settlement in Europe, the archaeological site at Dolní Věstonice–Pavlov, located in the rolling, forested plains just north of the Danube River, has yielded a treasure trove of Ice Age artifacts since its first excavation in 1924. The earliest people who lived here some 30,000 years ago produced tools crafted from stone and bone and carved elaborate animal and human figurines fashioned of mammoth ivory and sculptures of fired clay, including the famous “Venus of Dolní Věstonice,” one of the oldest known ceramic artifacts in the world. Interestingly, novelist Jean M. Auel took much of the inspiration for her popular novel, Clan of the Cave Bear, from the discoveries at Dolní Věstonice–Pavlov. Richly illustrated throughout, including beautiful color renderings of scenes from Paleolithic life suggested by Svoboda’s research, this first English translation of Dolní Věstonice–Pavlov: Explaining Paleolithic Settlements in Central Europe is sure to provide not only vital information for scholars, researchers, and students but also insightful and thought-provoking background for interested general readers.
The Early Upper Paleolithic
Author: John F. HoffeckerPublisher: British Archaeological Reports Oxford Limited
ISBN:
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 302
Book Description
"The papers in this volume were initially prepared for a symposium held in 1987 at the Fifty-second annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology in Toronto"--P. v.