The archaeology of human ancestry power, sex, and tradition

Human social life is constrained and defined by our cognitive and emotional dispositions, which are the legacy of our foraging ancestors. But how difficult is it to reconstruct the social systems and cultural traditions of those ancestors? The Archaeology of Human Ancestry provides a stimulating and...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Shennan, Stephen (-)
Other Authors: Steele, James, 1960- editor (editor), Shennan, Stephen, editor
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: London ; New York : Routledge 2005.
1996.
Series:Theoretical Archaeology Group (TAG) (Series)
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See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009429714406719
Table of Contents:
  • Book Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Illustrations; Tables; Contributors; General Editors' Preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Part I Comparative Approaches to Hominid Socioecology; Part II Origins of the Archaeological Record; Part III The Sexual Division of Labour in Modern Human Foraging Societies; Part IV Cognition and Cultural Dynamics in Modern Human Societies; Index