Prehistoric hunter-gatherers
by T. Douglas Price, James Allison Brown
Hunting and gathering societiesPrehistoric peoplesCongressesSocial evolutionCultural AnthropologyCross-Cultural ComparisonPrehistoric peoples--congressesSocial evolution--congresses
Book written by archaeologists on the subject of culture change and complexity. Focuses specifically on the emergence of cultural complexity among hunter-gatherers. Highlights the variety of adaptations that characterize prehistoric hunter-gatherers as well as delineating some of the primary features of social complexity. Includes a chapter: Whaling as an organizing focus in northwestern Alaskan Eskimo societies by Glenn W. Sheehan.
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