Subsistence and society in prehistory : new directions in economic archaeology /
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Cambridge ; New York, NY :
Cambridge University Press,
2019.
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Table of Contents:
- Cover; Half-title; Title page; Copyright information; Dedication; Table of Contents; List of Figures; List of Table; Preface; Chapter 1 Introduction; The Origins and Development of Economic Prehistory; Key Legacies of the Palaeoeconomy School; Criticism of Economic Approaches and its Impact; Chapter 2 Is Determinism Dead?; Key Models; Site Catchment Analysis; Optimal Foraging Theory; Models of Ecological Productivity, Predictability and Territoriality; Carrying Capacity and Population Growth; Niche Construction Theory; Conclusion: Constraints, Frames of Reference and Metanarratives
- Chapter 3 Incorporating New Methods I: The Stable Isotope Revolution'You are What You Eat' and Beyond
- Reconstructing Plant, Animal and Human Diet, Foodways, Health and Husbandry; 'You are Where and When You Eat'
- Migration, Seasonality and Socioeconomic Landscapes; Ongoing Revolution
- Compound-Specific Stable Isotope Analysis and Novel Proxies; Conclusion; Chapter 4 Incorporating New Methods II: Residue Chemistry; Lipid Residues and Zooarchaeology: Critical Comparison; Lipid Residues and Archaeobotany; Protein Residues; Conclusion
- Chapter 5 Incorporating New Methods III: Answering Palaeoeconomic Questions with Molecular GeneticsArchaeogenetics and Economic Questions; Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them; At the Cutting Edge and Future Directions; Genotypes and Phenotypes: Integrating Genomics with Geometric Morphometrics (GMM); Epigenetics and Microbiomes; Conclusion; Chapter 6 Incorporating New Methods IV: Phytoliths and Starch Grains in the Tropics and Beyond; Phytoliths, Starch and Early Agriculture in the (Sub)tropics; Phytolith and Starch Taphonomy: A Critical Comparison
- Integrating Phytolith, Starch and Macrobotanical StudiesChapter 7 Integrated Case Study I: Early Farming in Central Europe; LBK Economy; Neolithic Economy in the Alpine Foreland, with Particular Reference to Lake Constance; Integrated Perspectives on Identity and Inheritance in Neolithic Central Europe; Chapter 8 Integrated Case Study II: Horse Domestication and the Origins of Pastoralism in Central Asia; Setting the Scene: The Later Prehistory of Northern and Central Kazakhstan; Horse Domestication; Pastoralism in Bronze Age Kazakhstan: Mobility and Environment
- Social Zooarchaeology of Horses in the SteppesChapter 9 Conclusion; Revisiting Key Palaeoeconomic Ideas and Methods; Striking a Balance in Theoretical Approach; Next Generation Challenges; Conclusion; References; Index