Ancestral Appetites - Food in Prehistory

Informationen zum Autor Kristen J. Gremillion is an Associate Professor in the Department of Anthropology at Ohio State University. She has published many articles on human dietary variability in journals including American Antiquity, Current Anthropology and the Journal of Archaeological Science as well as several edited volumes. Klappentext This book explores the relationship between prehistoric people and their food. Zusammenfassung Humans are designed by evolution to adjust our feeding behaviour and food technology to meet the demands of a wide range of environments through social and experiential learning. Kristen J. Gremillion demonstrates how these evolutionary processes have shaped the diversification of human diet over several million years of prehistory. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction; 1. Ancestors; 2. Beginnings; 3. Foraging; 4. Farmers; 5. Hunger; 6. Abundance; 7. Contacts; 8. Extinctions; 9. Final thoughts.

Product details

• Authors: Kristen J Gremillion, Kristen J. Gremillion, Kristen J. (Ohio State University) Gremillion, Kristen. J Gremillion, GREMILLION KRISTEN J, Gremillion Kristen J.
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 14.03.2011
• EAN: 9780521898423
• ISBN: 978-0-521-89842-3
• No. of pages: 196
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Pre and early history; Non-fiction book > History > Pre and early history, antiquity; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); prehistory, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology, Food & society, Archaeology by period / region, Prehistoric archaeology, Cultural studies: food and society