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Human impact on ancient environments /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Redman, Charles L.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Tucson : University of Arizona Press, [1999]
Subjects:
Nature > Effect of human beings on > History.
Human ecology > History.
Paleoecology.
Environmental archaeology.
Environmental degradation > History.
Extinction (Biology) > History.
Table of Contents:
  • Lessons from a prehistoric "Eden"
  • Attitudes toward the environment
  • Concepts that organize our thoughts
  • Animal exploitation: the prehistoric loss of habitat and biodiversity
  • The impact of agrarian systems
  • The growth of world urbanism
  • Forces that grew with society
  • The past as prologue.