Reassessing paleolithic subsistence : the Neandertal and modern human foragers of Saint-Césaire

Reassessing paleolithic subsistence : the Neandertal and modern human foragers of Saint-Césaire / Eugène Morin.

"In the field of human evolution, few subjects have generated as much controversy as the fate of the Neandertals. Most debates have centered on the problem of their affiliation with early modern humans. This book examines the hypothesis that Neandertals and early modern humans differed in terms...

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Main Author: Morin, Eugène, 1974- (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2012.
Subjects:
Paleolithic period > France > Saint-Césaire Rockshelter.
Neanderthals > France > Saint-Césaire Rockshelter.
Animal remains (Archaeology) > France > Saint-Césaire Rockshelter.
Hunting and gathering societies > France > Saint-Césaire Rockshelter.
Hunting, Prehistoric > France > Saint-Césaire Rockshelter.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Archaeology.
NATURE > Fossils.
Animal remains (Archaeology)
Hunting and gathering societies
Hunting, Prehistoric
Neanderthals
Paleolithic period
Saint-Césaire Rockshelter (France)
France > Saint-Césaire Rockshelter
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Summary:"In the field of human evolution, few subjects have generated as much controversy as the fate of the Neandertals. Most debates have centered on the problem of their affiliation with early modern humans. This book examines the hypothesis that Neandertals and early modern humans differed in terms of subsistance. To assess this hypothesis, the analysis focuses on animal bones accumulated by these groups at Saint-Cesaire, a collapsed cave in western France. The faunal evidence suggests that Neandertals and early modern humans exploited a similar range of game species"--
Physical Description:1 online resource (xxv, 358 pages) : illustrations, maps
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781139150972
1139150979
9781139338868
1139338862
9781139340441
1139340441
9781139337120
1139337122
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on May 13, 2020).

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