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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Page 186
... wild ancestors of wheat and barley . The absence of these wild grasses from the broad spectrum of resources that could be exploited in western Europe per- haps explains why the Neolithic transforma- tion did not originate directly from ...
... wild ancestors of wheat and barley . The absence of these wild grasses from the broad spectrum of resources that could be exploited in western Europe per- haps explains why the Neolithic transforma- tion did not originate directly from ...
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... wild grains . These wild grains made sedentary village life possible some 2000 years before plants and animals were domesticated . A pre- sumed advantage of sedentary village life with a diet based on wild grains was that it reduced the ...
... wild grains . These wild grains made sedentary village life possible some 2000 years before plants and animals were domesticated . A pre- sumed advantage of sedentary village life with a diet based on wild grains was that it reduced the ...
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... wild pig , and that the handling ( pursuit , killing , cooking ) of a wild pig costs 2 hours , while its caloric value is 20,000 calories . If the handling time for an anteater is also 2 hours , but its caloric return is only 10,000 ...
... wild pig , and that the handling ( pursuit , killing , cooking ) of a wild pig costs 2 hours , while its caloric value is 20,000 calories . If the handling time for an anteater is also 2 hours , but its caloric return is only 10,000 ...
Contents
Why Study Anthropology? | 5 |
Organic Evolution | 9 |
The Inheritance of Genes | 11 |
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