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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 448
Book Description
The Encyclopædia of Sport & Games
The Encyclopædia of Sport & Games: Crocodile shooting - Hound breeding
Author: The Encyclopædia of Sport & Games: Rackets - Zebra
Author: The Encyclopaedia of Sport & Games
Author: Henry Charles Howard Earl of Suffolk and BerkshirePublisher:
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Category : Games
Languages : en
Pages : 506
Book Description
The Encyclopaedia of Sport and Games
Author: The Paleoanthropology and Archaeology of Big-Game Hunting
Author: John D. SpethPublisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 1441967338
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 259
Book Description
Since its inception, paleoanthropology has been closely wedded to the idea that big-game hunting by our hominin ancestors arose, first and foremost, as a means for acquiring energy and vital nutrients. This assumption has rarely been questioned, and seems intuitively obvious—meat is a nutrient-rich food with the ideal array of amino acids, and big animals provide meat in large, convenient packages. Through new research, the author of this volume provides a strong argument that the primary goals of big-game hunting were actually social and political—increasing hunter’s prestige and standing—and that the nutritional component was just an added bonus. Through a comprehensive, interdisciplinary research approach, the author examines the historical and current perceptions of protein as an important nutrient source, the biological impact of a high-protein diet and the evidence of this in the archaeological record, and provides a compelling reexamination of this long-held conclusion. This volume will be of interest to researchers in Archaeology, Evolutionary Biology, and Paleoanthropology, particularly those studying diet and nutrition.
Author: Hedley Peek
Author: Hedley Peek
Author: Hedley Peek
Author: Hedley Peek