1st Edition
The Anthropology of Hunter-Gatherers Key Themes for Archaeologists
By Vicki Cummings
Copyright 2013
176 Pages
by
Routledge
176 Pages
by
Routledge
176 Pages
by
Routledge
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This book provides a basic introduction to key debates in the study of hunter-gatherers, specifically from an anthropological perspective, but designed for an archaeological audience. Hunter-gatherers have been the focus of intense anthropological research and discussion over the last hundred years, and as such there is an enormous literature on communities all over the world. Yet, among the... Read more
Introduction: Why the Study of Modern Hunter-gatherers Can Help Us Understand the Past Making a Living: Hunter-gatherer Subsistence Moving on Up: Mobility and Settlement Society and Social OrganisationBelief SystemsLandscapeMaterial Culture and ExchangeConclusionsBibliographyIndex
Biography
Vicki Cummings is Senior Lecturer in Archaeology at the University of Central Lancashire, UK.
The nature and format of the book would certainly lend itself to being an introductory text for early-stage researchers. Students new to hunter-gatherer archaeology will welcome this book as a simple access point to the vast body of anthropological literature on modern and recent hunter-gatherer communities. - Archaeological Journal Vol. 171 - Thomas Kador
