Thoughtful Foragers: A Study of Prehistoric Decision Making

by Steven Mithen and Steven J. Mithen

Book Overview

Thoughtful Foragers is about hunter-gatherer decision making. The author explores the implications of the human mind as a product of biological evolution for the way in which humans solve foraging problems. He draws on studies form ethology, psychology and ethnography prior to turning his attention to prehistoric hunter-gatherers. He attempts to construct explanations for patterns in the archaeological record by an explicit focus on decision making...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 052110288X
• ISBN13: 9780521102889
• Release Date: June 2009
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.07 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.7" x 9.6"