The first publication to outline the complex global story of human migration and dispersal throughout the whole of human prehistory. Utilizing archaeological, linguistic and biological evidence, Peter Bellwood traces the journeys of the earliest hunter-gatherer and agriculturalist migrants as critical elements in the evolution of human lifeways.
* The first volume to chart global human migration and population dispersal throughout the whole of human prehistory, in all regions of the world
* An archaeological odyssey that details the initial spread of early humans out of Africa approximately two million years ago, through the Ice Ages, and down to the continental and island migrations of agricultural populations within the past 10, 000 years
* Employs archaeological, linguistic and biological evidence to demonstrate how migration has always been a vital and complex element in explaining the evolution of the human species
* Outlines how significant migrations have affected population diversity in every region of the world
* Clarifies the importance of the development of agriculture as a migratory imperative in later prehistory
* Fully referenced with detailed maps throughout
* The first volume to chart global human migration and population dispersal throughout the whole of human prehistory, in all regions of the world
* An archaeological odyssey that details the initial spread of early humans out of Africa approximately two million years ago, through the Ice Ages, and down to the continental and island migrations of agricultural populations within the past 10, 000 years
* Employs archaeological, linguistic and biological evidence to demonstrate how migration has always been a vital and complex element in explaining the evolution of the human species
* Outlines how significant migrations have affected population diversity in every region of the world
* Clarifies the importance of the development of agriculture as a migratory imperative in later prehistory
* Fully referenced with detailed maps throughout
€24.99
关于作者
Peter Bellwood is Professor of Archaeology at the Australian National University. A renowned authority in a fi eld driven by contesting paradigms, his vast experience and detailed empirical research have informed his widely-translated publications, especially covering South East Asia and the Pacifi c. Recent key works include The Encyclopedia of Global Human Migration, Volume 1: Prehistory (2013), co-edited with Immanuel Ness, First Farmers (Wiley-Blackwell, 2005), Prehistory of the Indo-Malaysian Archipelago (second edition 1997, reprinted 2007), and Examining the Farming/Language Dispersal Hypothesis (2002), co-edited with Colin Renfrew. His research integrates a range of techniques from archaeology, linguistics, and human biology, and he is currently engaged in archaeological research in Vietnam and the Philippines.购买此电子书可免费获赠一本！
语言 英语 ● 格式 EPUB ● 网页 328 ● ISBN 9781118325896 ● 文件大小 5.1 MB ● 出版者 John Wiley & Sons ● 发布时间 2014 ● 版 1 ● 下载 24 个月 ● 货币 EUR ● ID 2892017 ● 复制保护 Adobe DRM
需要具备DRM功能的电子书阅读器
来自同一作者的更多电子书 / 编辑
7,733 此类电子书
