Prehistoric hunter-gatherers
Subtitle: the emergence of cultural complexity
By: edited by T. Douglas Price, James A. Brown.
Contributors: Price, T. Douglas; Brown, James Allison, 1934-
Series: Studies in archaeology
Publisher: Academic Press
Published: 1985
Place of publication: Orlando
Language: eng
Number of pages: 450
Subjects: Prehistoric peoples -- Congresses.; Hunting and gathering societies -- Congresses.; Social evolution -- Congresses.
Description: Book written by archaeologists on the subject of culture change and complexity. Focuses specifically on the emergence of cultural complexity among hunter-gatherers. Highlights the variety of adaptations that characterize prehistoric hunter-gatherers as well as delineating some of the primary features of social complexity. Includes a chapter: Whaling as an organizing focus in northwestern Alaskan Eskimo societies by Glenn W. Sheehan.
Notes: Includes bibliographies and index.