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About this product
Product Identifiers
PublisherHolt & Company, Henry
ISBN-100716750554
ISBN-139780716750550
eBay Product ID (ePID)253850
Product Key Features
Book TitleEmergence of Agriculture
Number of Pages256 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year1994
TopicAgriculture / Animal Husbandry, General, Agriculture / General, Ecology, Anthropology / General, Paleontology
IllustratorYes
GenreNature, Technology & Engineering, Social Science, Science, Gardening
AuthorBruce D. Smith
Book SeriesScientific American Library
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Weight709 Oz
Item Length9.4 in
Item Width8.7 in
Additional Product Features
LCCN94-022833
TitleLeadingThe
Dewey Edition20
Series Volume NumberNo. 54
Dewey Decimal630/.9
SynopsisIn this text, the archaeologist, Bruce Smith, explores the initial emergence and early expansion of agriculture and the transformations in human society that made it possible. He charts the course of the agricultural revolution as it occurred in the Middle East, Europe, China, Africa and the Americas, showing how basic archaeological methods and modern technologies, such as plant analysis, radiocarbon dating and DNA sampling are used to investigate this event. Although in the agricultural mind, the agricultural revolution is often seen as a one-step transition from hunter-gatherer societies to farming ones, Smith shows how truly varied were the patterns of animal and plant domestication in different parts of the world.