Subsistence and society in prehistory : new directions in economic archaeology / Alan K. Outram, Amy Bogaard.

• Cover; Half-title; Title page; Copyright information; Dedication; Table of Contents; List of Figures; List of Table; Preface; Chapter 1 Introduction; The Origins and Development of Economic Prehistory; Key Legacies of the Palaeoeconomy School; Criticism of Economic Approaches and its Impact; Chapter 2 Is Determinism Dead?; Key Models; Site Catchment Analysis; Optimal Foraging Theory; Models of Ecological Productivity, Predictability and Territoriality; Carrying Capacity and Population Growth; Niche Construction Theory; Conclusion: Constraints, Frames of Reference and Metanarratives Chapter 3 Incorporating New Methods I: The Stable Isotope Revolution'You are What You Eat' and Beyond -- Reconstructing Plant, Animal and Human Diet, Foodways, Health and Husbandry; 'You are Where and When You Eat' -- Migration, Seasonality and Socioeconomic Landscapes; Ongoing Revolution -- Compound-Specific Stable Isotope Analysis and Novel Proxies; Conclusion; Chapter 4 Incorporating New Methods II: Residue Chemistry; Lipid Residues and Zooarchaeology: Critical Comparison; Lipid Residues and Archaeobotany; Protein Residues; Conclusion Chapter 5 Incorporating New Methods III: Answering Palaeoeconomic Questions with Molecular GeneticsArchaeogenetics and Economic Questions; Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them; At the Cutting Edge and Future Directions; Genotypes and Phenotypes: Integrating Genomics with Geometric Morphometrics (GMM); Epigenetics and Microbiomes; Conclusion; Chapter 6 Incorporating New Methods IV: Phytoliths and Starch Grains in the Tropics and Beyond; Phytoliths, Starch and Early Agriculture in the (Sub)tropics; Phytolith and Starch Taphonomy: A Critical Comparison Integrating Phytolith, Starch and Macrobotanical StudiesChapter 7 Integrated Case Study I: Early Farming in Central Europe; LBK Economy; Neolithic Economy in the Alpine Foreland, with Particular Reference to Lake Constance; Integrated Perspectives on Identity and Inheritance in Neolithic Central Europe; Chapter 8 Integrated Case Study II: Horse Domestication and the Origins of Pastoralism in Central Asia; Setting the Scene: The Later Prehistory of Northern and Central Kazakhstan; Horse Domestication; Pastoralism in Bronze Age Kazakhstan: Mobility and Environment Social Zooarchaeology of Horses in the SteppesChapter 9 Conclusion; Revisiting Key Palaeoeconomic Ideas and Methods; Striking a Balance in Theoretical Approach; Next Generation Challenges; Conclusion; References; Index. 

• Over the last thirty years, new scientific techniques have revolutionised our understanding of prehistoric economies. They enable a sound comprehension of human diet and subsistence in different environments, which is an essential framework for appreciating the rich tapestry of past human cultural variation. This volume first considers the origins of economic approaches in archaeology and the theoretical debates surrounding issues such as 'environmental determinism'. Using globally diverse examples, Alan K. Outram and Amy Bogaard critically investigate the best way to integrate newer lines of evidence such as ancient genetics, stable isotope analysis, organic residue chemistry and starch and phytolith studies with long-established forms of archaeobotanical and zooarchaeological data. Two case study chapters, on early Neolithic farming in Europe, and the origins of domestic horses and pastoralism in Central Asia, illustrate the benefit of a multi-proxy approach and how economic considerations feed into broader social and cultural questions. 

Ämnesord

Ekonomisk arkeologi  (sao)

Förhistoriska människan  (sao)

Åkerbrukskulturer  (sao)

Växtlämningar (arkeologi)  (sao)

Paleobotanik  (sao)

Växtgenetik  (sao)

Herdesamhällen  (sao)

Economics, Prehistoric.  (LCSH)

Prehistoric peoples.  (LCSH)

Agriculture, Prehistoric.  (LCSH)

Plant remains (Archaeology)  (LCSH)

Paleobotany.  (LCSH)

Plant genetics.  (LCSH)

Subsistence economy  -- History. (LCSH)

Agriculture, Prehistoric  -- Europe, Central. (LCSH)

Pastoral systems  -- Asia, Central. (LCSH)

Självhushållning  -- historia (sao)

Economics, Prehistoric  (LCSH)

Prehistoric peoples  (LCSH)

Plant remains (Archaeology)  (LCSH)

Pastoral systems  (LCSH)

Plant genetics  (LCSH)

Paleobotany  (LCSH)

Agriculture, Prehistoric  (LCSH)

Centraleuropa  (sao)

Centralasien  (sao)

Genre

History.  (fast)

Indexterm och SAB-rubrik

J.01 Arkeologi: kulturformer

Klassifikation

CC (LCC)

330.901 (DDC)

J.01 (kssb/8)