Prehistoric Adaptation in the American Southwest

by Hunter-Anderson Rosalind L. and Rosalind L. Hunter-Anderson

This book is about post-Pleistocene adaptive change among the aboriginal cultures of the mountains and deserts of Arizona and New Mexico. Conceived essentially as a natural science alternative to the prevailing culture history paradigm, it offers both a general theoretical framework for interpreting the archaeological record of the American South-West and a persuasive evolutionary model for the shift from a hunter-gatherer economy to horticulture...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521106214
• ISBN13: 9780521106214
• Release Date: April 2009
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.58 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.7" x 9.6"