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The agricultural revolution in prehistory : why did foragers become farmers? /

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Addressing one of the most debated revolutions in the history of our species, the change from hunting and gathering to farming, this title takes a global view, and integrates an array of information from archaeology and many other disciplines, including anthropology, botany, climatology, genetics, l...

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Main Author: Barker, Graeme (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2020.
Subjects:
Agriculture, Prehistoric.
Agriculture > Origin.
Plants, Cultivated > Origin.
Plant remains (Archaeology)
Agriculture préhistorique.
Agriculture > Origines.
Restes de plantes (Archéologie)
Agriculture > Origin
Agriculture, Prehistoric
Plants, Cultivated > Origin
Electronic books.
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Summary:Addressing one of the most debated revolutions in the history of our species, the change from hunting and gathering to farming, this title takes a global view, and integrates an array of information from archaeology and many other disciplines, including anthropology, botany, climatology, genetics, linguistics, and zoology.
Item Description:Previously issued in print: 2006.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xiv, 598 pages) : illustrations, maps.
Audience:Specialized.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780191917653 (ebook)
0191917656 (ebook)