Earliest Italy An Overview of the Italian Paleolithic and Mesolithic

Name: Earliest Italy An Overview of the Italian Paleolithic and Mesolithic
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ISBN: 9780306464638

ISBN-10: 0306464632

ISBN-13: 9780306464638

Edition: 2002

Authors: Margherita Mussi

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A synthesis of Italian prehistory spanning more than 600,000 years beginning with the Lower Paleolithic and ending with the last hunter-gatherers. The author treats such issues as the development of social structure, the rise and fall of specific cultural traditions, climate change, and environmental adaptation and exploitation and includes detailed descriptions of the most important sites and a comprehensive list of bibliographic references to original sources.

Book details

List price: $169.99
Copyright year: 2002
Publisher: Springer
Publication date: 10/31/2001
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 402
Size: 7.01" wide x 10.00" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 4.994
Language: English




The Land and the Scientists



The Geography of Italy



Outline of the History of Archaeological Research


References



The Earliest Settlement



Introduction



The Time and the Way



Technological Developments



Characteristics of the Preferred Environments



Comments


References



Real Colonization



Introduction



The Emergence of Technological Complexity



Lower Paleolithic Marine Crossings?



Comments


References



On Neandertals and Caves



Introduction



A Changing Environment



Mousterian Variability



Comments


References



Moderns versus Neandertals



Introduction



Exploring and Exploiting



Uluzzian and Aurignacian Compared



Comments


References



Fully Equipped Hunter-Gatherers



Introduction



Archaeological Evidence inside and outside the Peninsula



The Approach to a New Territory



Ritual Behaviour and Practical Constraints



Comments


References



The Great Shift



Introduction



Different Niches in a Changing Landscape



Local and Regional Diversification



Exchanging and Sharing Resources and Ideas



Comments



Final Remarks


References


Index