Hunter-Gatherer Economy in Prehistory: A European Perspective

by Alvin R. Bailey

Book Overview

It has been said that for 99 per cent of their cultural history human societies have made their living through the collection of wild resources. It is therefore perhaps not surprising that the study of hunters and gatherers has become an increasingly popular and central topic of research. Within archaeology it has created an international focus for people working in many different areas of the world. At the same time it has provided a meeting ground...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521106206
• ISBN13: 9780521106207
• Release Date: April 2009
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.29 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 8.3" x 11.0"