The Agricultural Revolution in Prehistory
Why did Foragers become Farmers?
ISBN13: 9780199281091ISBN10: 0199281092
Hardback,
616 pages
Also available:
Paperback
Nov 2006,
In Stock
Price:
$199.00 (06)Description
The Agricultural Revolution in Prehistory addresses one of the most debated and least understood revolutions in the history of our species, the change from hunting and gathering to farming. Graeme Barker takes a global view, and integrates a massive array of information from archaeology and many other disciplines, including anthropology, botany, climatology, genetics, linguistics, and zoology. Against current orthodoxy, Barker develops a strong case for the development of agricultural systems in many areas as transformations in the life-ways of the indigenous forager societies, and argues that these were as much changes in social norms and ideologies as in ways of obtaining food. With a large number of helpful line drawings and photographs as well as a comprehensive bibliography, this authoritative study will appeal to a wide general readership as well as to specialists in a variety of fields.Features
- Comprehensive and authoritative treatment of a key archaeological debate - why foragers became farmers
- Integrates the findings of many disciplines across the humanities and sciences
- More than 100 specially chosen illustrations provide context and interest and aid understanding
About the Author(s)
Graeme Barker is Disney Professor of Archaeology, and Director of the McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research, University of Cambridge.
