| The British Lower Palaeolithic: Stones in Contention Contributor(s): McNabb, John (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415427274 ISBN-13: 9780415427272 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $114.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 2007 Annotation: P Taking as its central theme the issue of whether early Hominins organized themselves into societies as we understand them, John McNabb looks at how modern researchers recognize such archaeological cultures. He examines the existence of a stone tool culture called the Clactonian to introduce the multidisciplinary nature of the subject. /P P In analyzing the various kinds of data archaeologists would use to investigate the existence of a Palaeolithic culture, this book represents the latest research in archaeology, population dispersals, geology, climatology, human palaeontoloty, evolutionary psychology, environmental and biological disciplines and dating techniques, along with many other research methods. /P |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Archaeology - Social Science | Methodology |
| Dewey: 936.1 |
| LCCN: 2007006658 |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 6.49" W x 9.34" (2.66 lbs) 446 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles - Chronological Period - Prehistoric |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Taking as its central theme the issue of whether early Hominins organized themselves into societies as we understand them, John McNabb looks at how modern researchers recognize such archaeological cultures. He examines the existence of a stone tool culture called the Clactonian to introduce the multidisciplinary nature of the subject. In analyzing the various kinds of data archaeologists would use to investigate the existence of a Palaeolithic culture, this book represents the latest research in archaeology, population dispersals, geology, climatology, human palaeontoloty, evolutionary psychology, environmental and biological disciplines and dating techniques, along with many other research methods. |