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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Bibliographic Details
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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Table of Contents:
  • The research problem
  • Human origins and the problem of Neandertals
  • Foraging theory and the archaeological record
  • Saint-Césaire
  • The fauna
  • Taphonomy
  • Seasonality
  • Transport decisions and currency analysis
  • Testing the hypotheses
  • Diet breadth at the regional level
  • An alternative look at the Middle to Upper Paleolithic transition.

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