Culture, People, Nature: An Introduction to General AnthropologyProfessor Harris - the leading theorist in cultural materialism - bases this comprehensive work on the perspective of thematic and theoretical coherence, giving the book depth and continuity. Speaking directly to students, helpful chapter introductions and end-of-chapter summaries focus on key points before and after reading each chapter. This seventh edition includes meticulous updating of research and scholarship, especially in the very active field of physical anthropology and archaeology. A new feature - "America Now Updates" - turns an anthropological eye on the contemporary U.S., emphasizing the comparative aspects of anthropology and making the discipline relevant to students. |
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... Mesolithic ( middle stone age ) , and Neolithic ( new stone age ) . These ages were of drastically different lengths : The Paleolithic lasted over 2 million years ( longer in Africa and Asia ) while the Mesolithic and Neolithic combined ...
... Mesolithic ( middle stone age ) , and Neolithic ( new stone age ) . These ages were of drastically different lengths : The Paleolithic lasted over 2 million years ( longer in Africa and Asia ) while the Mesolithic and Neolithic combined ...
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... MESOLITHIC ACHIEVEMENTS BOX 9.1 THE END OF THE PALEOLITHIC IN WORLD PERSPECTIVE There is considerable evidence that the Eu- ropean Mesolithic was a regional manifesta- tion of a worldwide cultural - ecological trend leading to broad ...
... MESOLITHIC ACHIEVEMENTS BOX 9.1 THE END OF THE PALEOLITHIC IN WORLD PERSPECTIVE There is considerable evidence that the Eu- ropean Mesolithic was a regional manifesta- tion of a worldwide cultural - ecological trend leading to broad ...
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... Mesolithic - like broad - spectrum adaptations ( G. Clark 1981 ; Yessner 1987 ; Harris 1987 ; M. Cohen 1977 , 1987 ) . In some respects , the Mesolithic was a time of deteriorating standards of living . Life expectancy , for example ...
... Mesolithic - like broad - spectrum adaptations ( G. Clark 1981 ; Yessner 1987 ; Harris 1987 ; M. Cohen 1977 , 1987 ) . In some respects , the Mesolithic was a time of deteriorating standards of living . Life expectancy , for example ...
Contents
Why Study Anthropology? | 5 |
Organic Evolution | 9 |
The Inheritance of Genes | 11 |
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