Settlement ecology of the ancient Americas /
How did ancient societies of the Americas decide where to settle on the landscape? What were the specific social, cultural and environmental factors which mediated the placement and arrangement of different kinds of sites? In this volume, leading researchers address these questions by utilizing a se...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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London ; New York :
Routledge,
2017.
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| Series: | Routledge archaeology of the ancient Americas.
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| Summary: | How did ancient societies of the Americas decide where to settle on the landscape? What were the specific social, cultural and environmental factors which mediated the placement and arrangement of different kinds of sites? In this volume, leading researchers address these questions by utilizing a settlement ecology approach for understanding the spatial arrangement of prehistoric settlement patterns across the Americas. |
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| Physical Description: | xi, 319 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781138945562 1138945560 |