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Cover; Half-title; Title page; Copyright information; Dedication; Table of Contents; List of Figures; List of Table; Preface; Chapter 1 Introduction; The Origins and Development of Economic Prehistory; Key Legacies of the Palaeoeconomy School; Criticism of Economic Approaches and its Impact; Chapter 2 Is Determinism Dead?; Key Models; Site Catchment Analysis; Optimal Foraging Theory; Models of Ecological Productivity, Predictability and Territoriality; Carrying Capacity and Population Growth; Niche Construction Theory; Conclusion: Constraints, Frames of Reference and Metanarratives |
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Chapter 3 Incorporating New Methods I: The Stable Isotope Revolution; 'You are What You Eat' and Beyond -- Reconstructing Plant, Animal and Human Diet, Foodways, Health and Husbandry; 'You are Where and When You Eat' -- Migration, Seasonality and Socioeconomic Landscapes; Ongoing Revolution -- Compound-Specific Stable Isotope Analysis and Novel Proxies; Conclusion; Chapter 4 Incorporating New Methods II: Residue Chemistry; Lipid Residues and Zooarchaeology: Critical Comparison; Lipid Residues and Archaeobotany; Protein Residues; Conclusion |
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Chapter 5 Incorporating New Methods III: Answering Palaeoeconomic Questions with Molecular Genetics; Archaeogenetics and Economic Questions; Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them; At the Cutting Edge and Future Directions; Genotypes and Phenotypes: Integrating Genomics with Geometric Morphometrics (GMM); Epigenetics and Microbiomes; Conclusion; Chapter 6 Incorporating New Methods IV: Phytoliths and Starch Grains in the Tropics and Beyond; Phytoliths, Starch and Early Agriculture in the (Sub)tropics; Phytolith and Starch Taphonomy: A Critical Comparison |
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Integrating Phytolith, Starch and Macrobotanical Studies; Chapter 7 Integrated Case Study I: Early Farming in Central Europe; LBK Economy; Neolithic Economy in the Alpine Foreland, with Particular Reference to Lake Constance; Integrated Perspectives on Identity and Inheritance in Neolithic Central Europe; Chapter 8 Integrated Case Study II: Horse Domestication and the Origins of Pastoralism in Central Asia; Setting the Scene: The Later Prehistory of Northern and Central Kazakhstan; Horse Domestication; Pastoralism in Bronze Age Kazakhstan: Mobility and Environment |
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Social Zooarchaeology of Horses in the Steppes; Chapter 9 Conclusion; Revisiting Key Palaeoeconomic Ideas and Methods; Striking a Balance in Theoretical Approach; Next Generation Challenges; Conclusion; References; Index |
| Abstract |
Explains how recent scientific advances have revolutionised our understanding of prehistoric diet, economy and society. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Source of description | Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on October 15, 2019). |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 9781316415177 (electronic book) |
| ISBN | 1316415171 (electronic book) |
| ISBN | (hardcover) |
