Encyclopedia Of Prehistory

Author : Peter N. Peregrine,Melvin Ember
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 722 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2003-05-31
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0306462648

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Encyclopedia of Prehistory Complete set of Volumes 1-8 and Volume 9, the index volume by Peter N. Peregrine,Melvin Ember Pdf

The Encyclopedia of Prehistory, with regionally organized entries on each major archaeological tradition, is a comprehensive overview of human history from two million years ago to the historic period. Prepared under the auspices and with the support of the Human Relations Area Files, and an internationally distinguished advisory board, the Encyclopedia is organized regionally with entries on each major archaeological tradition, written by noted experts in the field and edited by Peter N. Peregrine and Melvin Ember. The volumes follow a standard format and employ comparable units of description and analysis, making them easy to use and compare. -Volume 1 focuses on Africa. -Volume 2 focuses on Arctic and Sub Arctic. -Volume 3 focuses on East Asia and Oceania. -Volume 4 focuses on Europe. -Volume 5 focuses on Middle America. -Volume 6 focuses on North America. -Volume 7 focuses on South America. -Volume 8 focuses on South & Southwest Asia. -Volume 9 is the index volume.

Author : Peter N. Peregrine,Melvin Ember
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 486 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781461505259

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Encyclopedia of Prehistory by Peter N. Peregrine,Melvin Ember Pdf

The Encyclopedia of Prehistory represents temporal dimension. Major traditions are an attempt to provide basic information also defined by a somewhat different set of on all archaeologically known cultures, sociocultural characteristics than are eth covering the entire globe and the entire nological cultures. Major traditions are prehistory of humankind. It is designed as defined based on common subsistence a tool to assist in doing comparative practices, sociopolitical organization, and research on the peoples of the past. Most material industries, but language, ideology, of the entries are written by the world's and kinship ties play little or no part in foremost experts on the particular areas their definition because they are virtually and time periods. unrecoverable from archaeological con The Encyclopedia is organized accord texts. In contrast, language, ideology, and ing to major traditions. A major tradition kinship ties are central to defining ethno is defined as a group of populations sharing logical cultures. similar subsistence practices, technology, There are three types of entries in the and forms of sociopolitical organization, Encyclopedia: the major tradition entry, which are spatially contiguous over a rela the regional subtradition entry, and the tively large area and which endure tempo site entry. Each contains different types of rally for a relatively long period. Minimal information, and each is intended to be areal coverage for a major tradition can used in a different way.

Author : Peter N. Peregrine,Melvin Ember
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 990 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2011-06-28
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781461511878

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Encyclopedia of Prehistory by Peter N. Peregrine,Melvin Ember Pdf

The Encyclopedia of Prehistory represents also defined by a somewhat different set of an attempt to provide basic information sociocultural characteristics than are eth on all archaeologically known cultures, nological cultures. Major traditions are covering the entire globe and the entire defined based on common subsistence prehistory of humankind. It is designed as practices, sociopolitical organization, and a tool to assist in doing comparative material industries, but language, ideology, research on the peoples of the past. Most and kinship ties play little or no part in of the entries are written by the world's their definition because they are virtually foremost experts on the particular areas unrecoverable from archaeological con and time periods. texts. In contrast, language, ideology, and The Encyclopedia is organized accord kinship ties are central to defining ethno ing to major traditions. A major tradition logical cultures. is defined as a group of populations sharing There are three types of entries in the similar subsistence practices, technology, Encyclopedia: the major tradition entry, and forms of sociopolitical organization, the regional subtradition entry, and the which are spatially contiguous over a rela site entry. Each contains different types of tively large area and which endure tempo information, and each is intended to be rally for a relatively long period. Minimal used in a different way.

Author : Peter N. Peregrine,Melvin Ember
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 837 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781461500230

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Encyclopedia of Prehistory by Peter N. Peregrine,Melvin Ember Pdf

The Encyclopedia of Prehistory represents temporal dimension. Major traditions are an attempt to provide basic information also defined by a somewhat different set of on all archaeologically known cultures, sociocultural characteristics than are eth covering the entire globe and the entire nological cultures. Major traditions are prehistory ofhumankind. It is designed as defined based on common subsistence a tool to assist in doing comparative practices, sociopolitical organization, and research on the peoples of the past. Most material industries. but language, ideology, of the entries are written by the world's and kinship tics play little or no part in foremost experts on the particular areas their definition because they are virtually and lime periods. unrecoverable from archaeological con The Encyclopedia is organized accord· texts. In contrast, language, ideology, and ing to major traditions. A major tradition kinship ties arc central to defining ethno is defined as a group ofpopulations sharing logical cultures. similar subsistence practices. technology, There are three types of entries in the and forms oj sociopolitical organizati01I, Encyclopedia: the major tradition entry.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Antiquities, Prehistoric
ISBN : OCLC:872330678

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Encyclopedia of Prehistory by Anonim Pdf

Author : Peter N. Peregrine,Melvin Ember
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 574 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2001-12-31
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0306462605

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Encyclopedia of Prehistory by Peter N. Peregrine,Melvin Ember Pdf

The Encyclopedia of Prehistory represents temporal dimension. Major traditions are an attempt to provide basic information also defined by a somewhat different set of on all archaeologically known cultures, sociocultural characteristics than are eth covering the entire globe and the entire nological cultures. Major traditions are prehistory of humankind. It is designed as defined based on common subsistence a tool to assist in doing comparative practices, sociopolitical organization, and research on the peoples of the past. Most material industries, but language, ideology, of the entries are written by the world's and kinship ties play little or no part in foremost experts on the particular areas their definition because they are virtually and time periods. unrecoverable from archaeological con The Encyclopedia is organized accord texts. In contrast, language, ideology, and ing to major traditions. A major tradition kinship ties are central to defining ethno is defined as a group of populations sharing logical cultures.

Author : Peter N. Peregrine,Melvin Ember
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781461511915

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Encyclopedia of Prehistory by Peter N. Peregrine,Melvin Ember Pdf

The Encyclopedia of Prehistory represents also defined by a somewhat different set of an attempt to provide basic information sociocultural characteristics than are eth on all archaeologically known cultures, nological cultures. Major traditions are covering the entire globe and the entire defined based on common subsistence prehistory of humankind. It is designed as practices, sociopolitical organization, and a tool to assist in doing comparative material industries, but language, ideology, research on the peoples of the past. Most and kinship ties play little or no part in of the entries are written by the world's their definition because they are virtually foremost experts on the particular areas unrecoverable from archaeological con and time periods. texts. In contrast, language, ideology, and The Encyclopedia is organized accord kinship ties are central to defining ethno ing to major traditions. A major tradition logical cultures. There are three types of entries in the is defined as a group of populations sharing Encyclopedia: the major tradition entry, similar subsistence practices, technology, and forms of sociopolitical organization, the regional subtradition entry, and the which are spatially contiguous over a rela site entry. Each contains different types of tively large area and which endure tempo information, and each is intended to be rally for a relatively long period. Minimal used in a different way.

Author : Peter N. Peregrine,Melvin Ember
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 458 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2003-03-31
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0306462621

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Encyclopedia of Prehistory by Peter N. Peregrine,Melvin Ember Pdf

The Encyclopedia of Prehistory represents temporal dimension. Major traditions are an attempt to provide basic information also defined by a somewhat different set of on all archaeologically known cultures, sociocultural characteristics than are eth covering the entire globe and the entire nological cultures. Major traditions are prehistory ofhumankind. It is designed as defined based on common subsistence a tool to assist in doing comparative practices, sociopolitical organization, and research on the peoples of the past. Most material industries. but language, ideology, of the entries are written by the world's and kinship tics play little or no part in foremost experts on the particular areas their definition because they are virtually and lime periods. unrecoverable from archaeological con The Encyclopedia is organized accord· texts. In contrast, language, ideology, and ing to major traditions. A major tradition kinship ties arc central to defining ethno is defined as a group ofpopulations sharing logical cultures. similar subsistence practices. technology, There are three types of entries in the and forms oj sociopolitical organizati01I, Encyclopedia: the major tradition entry.

Author : Peter N. Peregrine,Melvin Ember
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 411 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781461511892

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Encyclopedia of Prehistory by Peter N. Peregrine,Melvin Ember Pdf

The Encyclopedia of Prehistory represents also defined bya somewhatdifferent set of an attempt to provide basic information sociocultural characteristics than are eth on all archaeologically known cultures, nological cultures. Major traditions are covering the entire globe and the entire defined based on common subsistence prehistory ofhumankind. It is designed as practices, sociopolitical organization, and a tool to assist in doing comparative materialindustries,butlanguage,ideology, research on the peoples of the past. Most and kinship ties play little or no part in of the entries are written by the world's their definition because they are virtually foremost experts on the particular areas unrecoverable from archaeological con and time periods. texts. In contrast, language, ideology, and The Encyclopedia is organized accord kinship ties are central to defining ethno ing to major traditions. A major tradition logical cultures. is defined as a group ofpopulations sharing There are three types ofentries in the similar subsistence practices, technology, Encyclopedia: the major tradition entry, and forms of sociopolitical organization, the regional subtradition entry, and the which are spatially contiguous over a rela site entry. Each contains different types of tively large area and which endure tempo information, and each is intended to be rally for a relatively long period. Minimal used in a different way.

Author : David Lambert,Diagram Group
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : History
ISBN : 081604547X

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Encyclopedia of Prehistory by David Lambert,Diagram Group Pdf

Surveys the Earth's origins, prehistoric life forms, the dinosaurs, and the first humans.

Author : Peter N. Peregrine,Melvin Ember
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 805 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781461505211

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Encyclopedia of Prehistory by Peter N. Peregrine,Melvin Ember Pdf

temporal dimension. Major traditions are The Encyclopedia of Prehistory represents an attempt to provide basic information also defined by a somewhat different set of on all archaeologically known cultures, sociocultural characteristics than are eth covering the entire globe and the entire nological cultures. Major traditions are prehistory of humankind. It is designed as defined based on common subsistence a tool to assist in doing comparative practices, sociopolitical organization, and research on the peoples of the past. Most material industries, but language, ideology, of the entries are written by the world's and kinship ties play little or no part in foremost experts on the particular areas their definition because they are virtually and time periods. unrecoverable from archaeological con The Encyclopedia is organized accord texts. In contrast, language, ideology, and ing to major traditions. A major tradition kinship ties are central to defining ethno is defined as a group of populations sharing logical cultures. similar subsistence practices, technology, There are three types of entries in the and forms of sociopolitical organization, Encyclopedia: the major tradition entry, which are spatially contiguous over a rela the regional subtradition entry, and the tively large area and which endure tempo site entry. Each contains different types of rally for a relatively long period. Minimal information, and each is intended to be areal coverage for a major tradition can used in a different way.

Author : Peter N. Peregrine,Melvin Ember
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 786 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781461511939

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Encyclopedia of Prehistory by Peter N. Peregrine,Melvin Ember Pdf

The Encyclopedia of Prehistory represents also defined by a somewhat different set of an attempt to provide basic information sociocultural characteristics than are eth on all archaeologically known cultures, nological cultures. Major traditions are covering the entire globe and the entire defined based on common subsistence prehistory of humankind. It is designed as practices, sociopolitical organization, and a tool to assist in doing comparative material industries, but language, ideology, research on the peoples of the past. Most and kinship ties play little or no part in of the entries are written by the world's their definition because they are virtually foremost experts on the particular areas unrecoverable from archaeological con and time periods. texts. In contrast, language, ideology, and The Encyclopedia is organized accord kinship ties are central to defining ethno ing to major traditions. A major tradition logical cultures. is defined as a group of populations sharing There are three types of entries in the similar subsistence practices, technology, Encyclopedia: the major tradition entry, and forms of sociopolitical organization, the regional sub tradition entry, and the which are spatially contiguous over a rela site entry. Each contains different types of tively large area and which endure tempo information, and each is intended to be rally for a relatively long period. Minimal used in a different way.

Author : Peter N. Peregrine,Melvin Ember
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 43 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781461500254

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Encyclopedia of Prehistory by Peter N. Peregrine,Melvin Ember Pdf

A comprehensive overview of all of human history from two million years ago to the historic period. Prepared under the auspices and with the support of the Human Relations Area Files and an internationally distinguished advisory board and edited by Peter N. Peregrine and Melvin Ember, the encyclopedia is organised regionally with entries on each major archaeological tradition written by noted experts in the field. The entries follow a standard format and employ comparable units of description and analysis, making them easy to use and compare. Volume 9 contains the Cumulative Index to Volumes 1-8.

Author : Eric Delson,Ian Tattersall,John Van Couvering,Alison S. Brooks
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 2060 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2004-11-23
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781135582272

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Encyclopedia of Human Evolution and Prehistory by Eric Delson,Ian Tattersall,John Van Couvering,Alison S. Brooks Pdf

Praise for the first edition: "The most up-to-date and wide-ranging encyclopedia work on human evolution available."--American Reference Books Annual "For student, researcher, and teacher...the most complete source of basic information on the subject."--Nature "A comprehensive and authoritative source, filling a unique niche...essential to academic libraries...important for large public libraries." --Booklist/RBB

Author : Peregrine, Peter Neal Peregrine,Melvin Ember
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Antiquities, Prehistoric
ISBN : OCLC:929077518

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Encyclopedia of Prehistory by Peregrine, Peter Neal Peregrine,Melvin Ember Pdf