VETH PETER / SMITH M MIKE / Hiscock Peter

Desert Peoples

Archaeological Perspectives
Herausgeber: Veth, Peter; Hiscock, Peter; Smith, Mike

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Produktbeschreibung

Desert Peoples: Archaeological Perspectives provides an overview of hunter-gatherers in desert landscapes. Written by an international roster of experts, this volumeexamines the key concepts vital to understanding human adaptation to marginal environments and the behavioral and belief systems that underpin these concepts. Desert Peoples brings together studies from deserts as diverse as the sand dunes of Australia, the US Great Basin, the coastal and high altitude deserts of South America, and the core deserts of Africa. Ultimately, Desert Peoples' comparative approach profiles current understandings and debates about cultural and ecological processes affecting hunter-gatherer societies in deserts.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wiley
• Seitenzahl: 320
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. Januar 2005
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 252mm x 172mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 689g
• ISBN-13: 9781405100908
• ISBN-10: 1405100907
• Artikelnr.: 21017349

Autorenporträt

Peter Veth is Director of Research at the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies, Canberra. He is the author of over 100 articles and books on the archaeology of arid zone hunter-gatherers. Mike Smith is Director of Research and Development at the National Museum of Australia. He pioneered research into late Pleistocene settlement in the Australian desert and has worked extensively across the arid zone attempting to piece together its human and environmental history. Peter Hiscock is a Reader in the School of Archaeology and Anthropology at the Australian National University.

Inhaltsangabe

Notes on Contributors.
1. Global Deserts in Perspective: Mike Smith, Peter Veth, Peter Hiscock and
Lynley A. Wallis (National Museum of Australia; Australian Institute of
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies; The Australian National
University; The Australian National University).
Part I: Frameworks:.
2. Theoretical Shifts in the Anthropology of Desert Hunter-Gatherers:
Thomas Widlok (University of Heidelberg).
3. Pleistocene Settlement of Deserts from an Australian Perspective: Peter
Hiscock and Lynley A. Wallis (both at The Australian National University).
4. Arid Paradises of Dangerous Landscapes: A Review of Explanations for
Paleolithic Assemblage Change in Arid Australia and Africa: Peter Hiscock
and Sue O'Connor (both at The Australian National University).
Part II: Dynamics:.
5. Evolutionary and Ecological Understandings of the Economics of Desert
Societies: Comparing the Great Basin USA and the Australian Deserts:
Douglas W. Bird and Rebecca Bliege Bird (both at University of Maine).
6. Cycles of Aridity and Human Mobility: Risk Minimization amongst Late
Pleistocene Foragers of the Western Desert, Australia: Peter Veth
(Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies).
7. Archaic Faces to Head-Dresses: The Changing Role of Rock Art across the
Arid Zone: Jo McDonald (Jo McDonald Cultural Heritage Management Pty Ltd).
8. The Archaeology of the Patagonia Deserts: Hunter-Gatherers in a Cold
Desert: Luis Alberto Borrero (Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones
Cientificas y Tecnicas and the Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina).
Part III: Interactions:.
9. Perspectives on Later Stone Age Hunter-Gatherer Archaeology in Arid
Southern Africa: Anne I. Thackeray (University of the Witwatersrand,
Johannesburg, South Africa).
10. Long Term Transitions in Hunter-Gatherers of Coastal Northwest
Australia: Kathryn Przywolnik (Department of Environment and Conservation
(NSW), Sydney, Australia).
11. Hunter-Gatherers and Herders of the Kalahari during the Late Holocene:
Karim Sadr (University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa).
12. Desert Archaeology, Linguistic Stratigraphy, and the Spread of the
Western Desert Language: Mike Smith (National Museum of Australia).
13. People of the Coastal Atacama Desert: Living between Sand Dunes and
Waves of the Pacific Ocean: Calogera M. Santoro, Bernardo T. Arriaza,
Vivien G. Standen, and Pablo A. Marquet (Universidad de Tarapacá Arica,
Chile; University of Nevada, Las Vegas; Universidad de Tarapacá Arica,
Chile; Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago).
14. Desert Solitude: The Evolution of Ideologies amongst Pastoralists and
Hunter-Gatherers in Arid North Africa: Andrew B. Smith (University of
Capetown, Rondebosch, South Africa).
15. Hunter-Gatherer Interactions with Sheep and Cattle Pastoralists from
the Australian Arid Zone: Alistair Paterson (University of Western
Australia).
16. Conclusion: Major Themes and Future Research Directions: Peter Veth
(Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies).
General Index.
Index of Archaelogical Features and Subjects

Rezensionen

"This is an up-to-date and theoretically broad-rangingcomparative treatment of desert hunter-gatherer archaeology andethnology that introduces a new, fresh generation of scholars andissues. Bravo!" Richard Gould, Brown University

"Desert Peoples shows how important the world's aridhabitats have always been during the course of human evolution. Thegeographical scope of the contributions is breathtaking, theircomparative approach to dynamics and interactions compelling. Icongratulate the editors for making the desert bloom for humanprehistory." Clive Gamble, Royal Holloway, University ofLondon

"A superb synthesis.... The authors use theopportunity to set out several probing questions that will underpinfuture research on how societies adapt to challengingenvironments." John Dodson, Brunel University andUniversity of Western Australia

"Competent, well-written summaries of local culturehistory...several of the essays merit serious attention fromreaders of this journal." Archaeology in Oceania

"In this era of regional and topical specialisation,which often leads to perochialism, the editors of this book cantake great satisfaction in having provided a venue for looking atthe big picture."
Australian Archaeology

"Desert Peoples: Archaeological Perspectives is an essentialsource for those interested in hunting-gathering lifeways."Laurie Milne, Canadian Journal of Archaeology