Archaeology and Historical Ecology of Small Scale Economies
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Agricultural Practices
Anthropology
antiquities
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Ecological Systems
Economies
ecosystems
environmental archaeology
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foraging
human ecology
Human Societies
Hunting and gathering societies
Indians
indigenous peoples ecology
Methodology
Southeastern archaeology
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- ISBN 9780813064154
- Weight: 385g
- Dimensions: 151 x 229mm
- Publication Date: 26 Mar 2019
- Publisher: University Press of Florida
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
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Most research into humans’ impact on the environment has focused on large-scale societies; a corollary assumption has been that small scale economies are sustainable and in harmony with nature. The contributors to this volume challenge this notion, revealing how such communities shaped their environment—and not always in a positive way.
Offering case studies from around the world—from Brazil to Japan, Denmark to the Rocky Mountains—the chapters empirically demonstrate the substantial transformations of the surrounding landscape made by hunter-gatherer and limited horticultural societies. Summarizing previous research as well as presenting new data, this book shows that the environmental impact and legacy of societies are not always proportional their size.
Understanding that our species leaves a footprint wherever it has been leads to both a better understanding of our prehistoric past and to deeper implications for our future relationship to the world around us.
Offering case studies from around the world—from Brazil to Japan, Denmark to the Rocky Mountains—the chapters empirically demonstrate the substantial transformations of the surrounding landscape made by hunter-gatherer and limited horticultural societies. Summarizing previous research as well as presenting new data, this book shows that the environmental impact and legacy of societies are not always proportional their size.
Understanding that our species leaves a footprint wherever it has been leads to both a better understanding of our prehistoric past and to deeper implications for our future relationship to the world around us.
Victor D. Thompson is professor of archaeology and director of the Center for Archaeological Sciences at the University of Georgia. He is coauthor of New Histories of Village Life at Crystal River and coeditor of The Archaeology of Villages in Eastern North America.
