Humans at the End of the Ice Age
The Archaeology of the Pleistocene—Holocene Transition
Berit Valentin Eriksen editor Jon M Erlandson editor Lawrence Guy Straus editor David R Yesner editor
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Published:12th Jul '12
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Humans at the End of the Ice Age chronicles and explores the significance of the variety of cultural responses to the global environmental changes at the last glacial-interglacial boundary.Humans at the End of the Ice Age chronicles and explores the significance of the variety of cultural responses to the global environmental changes at the last glacial-interglacial boundary. Contributions address the nature and consequences of the global climate changes accompanying the end of the Pleistocene epoch-detailing the nature, speed, and magnitude of the human adaptations that culminated in the development of food production in many parts of the world. The text is aided by vital maps, chronological tables, and charts.
`Its significance can scarcely be overstated, and its contribution, in presenting up-to-date regional syntheses and discussions of the key issues, could hardly be more timely...Throughout this volume fascinating and important issues were presented...extremely well edited.'
Antiquity, September 1997
`[An] excellent volume on this important period of time.'Geoarchaeology: An International Journal'
`This book fills a significant gap and makes and important contribution to the literature.'
The Holocene 8, 1998
ISBN: 9781461284475
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: 758g
380 pages
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1996