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Desert Peoples

by Peter Hiscock

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Desert Peoples: Archaeological Perspectives provides an overview of hunter-gatherers in desert landscapes. Written by an international roster of experts, this volumeexamines the key concepts vital to understanding human adaptation to marginal environments and the behavioral and belief systems that underpin these concepts. Desert Peoplesbrings together studies from deserts as diverse as the sand dunes of Australia, the US Great Basin, the coastal and high altitude deserts of South America, and the core deserts of Africa. Ultimately, Desert Peoples’ comparative approach profiles current understandings and debates about cultural and ecological processes affecting hunter-gatherer societies in deserts.

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Desert Peoples: Archaeological Perspectivesprovides an issues-oriented overview of hunter-gatherer societies in desert landscapes that combines archaeological and anthropological perspectives and includes a wide range of regional and thematic case studies.

  • Brings together, for the first time, studies from deserts as diverse as the sand dunes of Australia, the U.S. Great Basin, the coastal and high altitude deserts of South America, and the core deserts of Africa

  • Examines the key concepts vital to understanding human adaptation to marginal landscapes and the behavioral and belief systems that underpin them

  • Explores the relationship among desert hunter-gatherers, herders, and pastoralists

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Desert Peoples: Archaeological Perspectives provides an issues-oriented overview of hunter-gatherer societies in desert landscapes that combines archaeological and anthropological perspectives and includes a wide range of regional and thematic case studies.
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About the Author

Peter Veth is Director of Research at the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies, Canberra. He is the author of over 100 articles and books on the archaeology of arid zone hunter-gatherers.

Mike Smith is Director of Research and Development at the National Museum of Australia. He pioneered research into late Pleistocene settlement in the Australian desert and has worked extensively across the arid zone attempting to piece together its human and environmental history.

Peter Hiscock is a Reader in the School of Archaeology and Anthropology at the Australian National University.

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Table of Contents

Acknowledgements.

List of Contributors.

List of Figures.

Part I: Frameworks.

Part II: Dynamics.

Part III: Interactions.

Index

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ISBN:
9781405100915
Subtitle:
Archaeological Perspectives
Manufactured:
Blackwell Publishers
Manufactured:
Blackwell Publishers
Editor:
Veth, Peter
Editor:
Smith, Mike
Editor:
Hiscock, Peter
Author:
Hiscock, Peter
Author:
Smith, Mike
Author:
Veth, Peter
Publisher:
Wiley-Blackwell
Subject:
General
Subject:
Anthropology - Cultural
Subject:
Archaeology
Subject:
Anthropology - General
Copyright:
2004
Publication Date:
January 2005
Binding:
Paperback
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Y
Pages:
320
Dimensions:
9.64x6.78x.71 in. 1.24 lbs.
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