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The Pleistocene Old World Regional Perspectives

Aus der Reihe Interdisciplinary Contributions to Archaeology

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Erscheinungsdatum

01.11.2011

Herausgeber

Olga Soffer

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Springer Us

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402

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25,4/17,8/2,1 cm

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706 g

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Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1987

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Englisch

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978-1-4612-9016-2

Beschreibung

Produktdetails

Einband

Taschenbuch

Erscheinungsdatum

01.11.2011

Herausgeber

Olga Soffer

Verlag

Springer Us

Seitenzahl

402

Maße (L/B/H)

25,4/17,8/2,1 cm

Gewicht

706 g

Auflage

Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1987

Sprache

Englisch

ISBN

978-1-4612-9016-2

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Libri GmbH
Europaallee 1
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DE

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  • Produktbild: The Pleistocene Old World
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  • I Introduction.- 1 • Old World Archaeology and Archaeologists from a New World Perspective.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Thoughts on Regional Archaeological Sequences.- 3. Remarks on the Symposium.- 4. Some Reflections on Archaeology in General.- 5. Concluding Remarks.- 6. References.- II Defining and Interpreting Regional Records.- 2 Searching for Camps and Missing the Evidence?:Another Lookat the Lower Paleolithic.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Cultural versus Niche Geography.- 3. Consequential Working Assumptions.- 4. Binary Variability in the Oldowan and Acheulian.- 4.1. Kalambo Falls.- 4.2. Isimila.- 4.3. Olduvai and Beyond.- 5. Conclusions and Implications.- 6. References.- 3 • Reduction Sequences in the Manufacture of MousterianImplements of France.- 1. Introduction.- 2. The Nature of Typological Variability in the Mousterian of France.- 3. Lithic Reduction and Its Effect on Scraper Morphology.- 4. Scraper Reduction Patterns among French Mousterian Variants.- 5. Discussion.- 6. References.- 4 • “Arms Too Short to Box With God”: Problems and Prospects forPaleolithic Prehistory in Dordogne, France.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Some General Methodological Considerations.- 3. Potential Problems for Behavioral Interpretation.- 3.1. Biases in Site Content.- 3.2. Biases in Site Location.- 4. Discussion and Conclusion.- 5. References.- 5 • Interpretive Problems in Hunter-Gatherer Regional Studies:Some Thoughts on the European Upper Paleolithic.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Some Intellectual History and Its Implications.- 3. Some Problems in Method.- 4. Some Problems in “Models”.- 5. Some Summary Thoughts.- 6. References.- III Macroregional Patterns.- 6 • Man The Shoveler: Alternative Models for Middle PleistoceneColonization and Occupation in Northern Latitudes.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Background.- 3. Problems Facing the First European Colonizers.- 4. Regional Patterns.- 4.1. Location of Occupation.- 4.2. Weather Conditions.- 4.3. Local Group Area.- 4.4. Group Size.- 4.5. Foraging Strategy.- 4.6. Foraging Tactics.- 4.7. Information and the Use of the Subregion.- 4.8. Paleolithic Technology.- 5. Regional Archaeological Signatures.- 6. Discussion.- 7. References.- 7 • Middle Pleistocene Adaptations in India.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Research in Different Regions.- 2.1. Kashmir Valley.- 2.2. Siwalik Hills.- 2.3. Semiarid Region of Northwest India.- 2.4. Gujarat.- 2.5. Mewar Plain.- 2.6. Central India.- 2.7. The Deccan Plateau.- 2.8. The Southeast Coast.- 3. Discussion.- 4. References.- 8 • Regional Perspectives on the Soviet Central Asian Paleolithic.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Issue in Central Asian Paleolithic Archaeology.- 2.1. The Ancient to Late Paleolithic Transition.- 2.2. Soviet Central Asia—Peripheral to the Paleolithic World?.- 3. Conclusions.- 4. References.- 9 • Recent Developments in the Upper Pleistocene Prehistory ofChina.- 1. Introduction.- 2. China’s Upper Pleistocene Prehistory.- 2.1. The Middle Paleolithic.- 2.2. The Late Paleolithic.- 3. The Diversity of Human Cultural Adaptations in Upper Pleistocene China.- 4. References.- 10 • Pleistocene Australia: Peopling a Continent.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Environment.- 3. Archaeology.- 3.1. Semiarid Zone.- 3.2. Arid Zone.- 3.3. Northern Australian.- 3.4. Southwestern Australia.- 3.5. Southeastern Australia.- 3.6. Tasmania.- 3.7. New Guinea.- 4. Explanations.- 4.1. Static Models.- 4.2. Dynamic Models.- 4.3. An Alternative Growth Model.- 4.4. Faunal Extinctions.- 4.5. Origins.- 5. Discussion.- 6. References.- IV Regional Adaptations at a Point in Time.- 11 • Upper Paleolithic Hunter-Gatherers in the Wadi Feiran, Southern Sinai.- 1. Introduction.- 2. The Levantine Upper Paleolithic Period.- 3. The Nature of the Upper Paleolithic Tradition in the Sinai.- 4. Models of Hunter-Gatherer Mobility Systems.- 5. Archaeological Implications of the Models.- 6. An Initial Glimpse of the Upper Paleolithic in the Feiran Basin.- 6.1. Abu Noshra I.- 6.2. Abu Noshra II.- 7. Discussion.- 8. References.- 12. The Paris Basin in Magdalenian Times.- 1. Introduction.- 2. The Geographic Setting.- 3. Chronology and Environment.- 4. Spatial Organization.- 5. The Lithic Industry, the Reduction Sequences, and the Tool Style.- 5.1. The Lithic Industry.- 5.2. The Reduction Sequence.- 5.3. The Tools.- 6. Faunal Remains and Game Processing.- 7. Comparisons among Regions.- 8. Toward Patterns of Magdalenian Movement in the Paris Basin.- 9. Conclusion.- 10. References.- 13. Magdalenian Settlement Pattern and Subsistence in Central Europe: The Southwestern and Central German Cases.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Southwestern Germany.- 3. Central Germany.- 4. Relationships and Variations between the Two Regional Groups.- 5. References.- V Changes Through Time.- 14 • Late Pleistocene Adaptations in the Levant.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Some Remarks on the Mediterranean Levant.- 3. Defining a Levantive Prehistoric Entity.- 4. Late Pleistocene Prehistoric Entities.- 4.1. The Kebaran Complex.- 4.2. The Geometric Kebaran Complex.- 4.3. The Mushabian Complex.- 4.4. The Natufian Complex.- 4.5. The Harifian Complex.- 5. Discussion.- 6. Reference.- 15 • Perigordian and Noaillian in the Greater Périgord.- 1. Introduction.- 2. What Do We Mean by Perigordian and Noaillian?.- 3. Why Do We Believe That the Perigordian and Noaillian Were Two Different and, for the Most Part, Separate Tool-Making Traditions?.- 4. What is the Evidence for Temporal and Spatial Coexistence?.- 5. How Do We Interpret This Coexistence?.- 6. References.- 16 • Aurignacian and Gravettian Settlement Patterns in Central Europe.- 1. Introduction.- 2. General Background.- 3. Site Formation Processes.- 4. The Faunal Remains—Paleoecological and Cultural Implications.- 4.1. Open-Air Sites.- 4.2. Cave Sites.- 4.3. Caves without Artifacts.- 5. Raw Material Procurement Networks.- 6. Settlement Pattern.- 7. Conclusions.- 8. References.- 17 • Glimpses of Long-Term Shifts in Late Paleolithic Land Use in the Périgord.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Annual Ranges among Hunter-Gatherers: The Nunamiut Example.- 3. Some Sampling Complexities.- 4. Late Pleistocene Environmental Change in the Périgord.- 5. The Magdalenian: Temporal Systematics.- 6. Magdalenian Settlement.- 6.1. Some Pre-Magdalenian Observations.- 6.2. The Badegoulian.- 6.3. Magdalenian IV.- 6.4. Magdalenian VI.- 7. Discussion.- 8. References.- 18 • Fishing and Foraging: Marine Resources in the Upper Paleolithic of France.- 1. Introduction.- 2. The Carbon Isotope Technique.- 3. Samples and Analysis.- 4. Herbivore Results.- 5. Human Diet Alternatives and Predicted Human Values.- 6. Human Results.- 7. Discussion and Conclusions.- 8. References.- 19 • From the Mousterian to the Metal Ages: Long-Term Change in the Human Diet of Northern Spain.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Biases.- 3. Resource Procurement, Efficiency, and Dietary Selectivity.- 4. A General Model of Change in the Human Food Niche.- 5. The Human Food Niche in Cantabrian Spain.- 5.1. Economic Faunas: General Patterns.- 5.2. On the Use of Plants.- 5.3. Resource Diversity.- 5.4. Niche-Width Variation.- 5.5. Evidence of Changes in Population Density.- 5.6. Why Is the Cantabrian Lower Magdalenian Anomalous?.- 6. Conclusions.- 7. References.- 20 • Late Pleistocene Refugia in Europe.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Complexity in Southwestern France.- 3. Local-Level Interpretations.- 4. Regional Interpretations.- 5. The Southwest as a Refugium.- 5.1. Environmental Attractiveness.- 5.2. Depopulation of North-Central Europe.- 5.3. Migration into Southwestern France.- 6. Implications for the Southwest as a Refugium.- 6.1. Resource Productivity.- 6.2. Subsistence Diversity.- 6.3. Hunting Focus.- 6.4. Technological Innovation.- 6.5. Settlement Locations.- 6.6. Art and Exchange.- 6.7. Cultural Diversity.- 7. Conclusions.- 8. References.- 21 • Upper Paleolithic Connubia, Refugia, and the Archaeological Record from Eastern Europe.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Upper Paleolithic “Venuses” and Alliance Networks.- 3. Eastern Refugia.- 4. Discussion.- 5. References.- 22 • Prehistory and Paleoenvironments at the Pleistocene-Holocene Boundary in the Western Cape.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Setting.- 3. Paleogeography.- 3.1. Paleogeography at the Time of the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM).- 3.2. Between the LGM and the Holocene Climatic Optimum (HCO).- 4. Discussion.- 5. References.- 23 • The Case for the Regional Perspective: A New World View.- 1. Introduction.- 2. The Regional Frame of Reference.- 3. Regionalism in Europe, with Second Thoughts.- 4. Salmon Fishing as the X Factor.- 5. Champions from the “Forgotten Regions”.- 6. On Differentiating Settlement Types.- 7. Paleolithic Dietary Trends.- 8. Ethnicity in the Paleolithic.- 9. The Case for Regionalism.- 10. References.