The origins of agriculture : an international perspective /

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The eight case studies in this book -- each a synthesis of available knowledge about the origins of agriculture in a specific region of the globe -- enable scholars in diverse disciplines to examine humanity's transition to agricultural societies. Contributors include: Gary W. Crawford, Robin W...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Benco, Nancy L., Cowan, C. Wesley, 1951-, Watson, Patty Jo, 1932-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Tuscaloosa : University of Alabama Press, ©2006.
Edición:[New ed.].
Temas:
Agriculture > Origin > Congresses.
Agriculture, Prehistoric > Congresses.
Plant remains (Archaeology) > Congresses.
Prehistoric peoples > Food > Congresses.
Agriculture > Origines > Congrès.
Agriculture préhistorique > Congrès.
Restes de plantes (Archéologie) > Congrès.
Sociétés préhistoriques > Alimentation > Congrès.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Agriculture > Agronomy > Crop Science.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Agriculture > Agronomy > General.
Agriculture > Origin
Agriculture, Prehistoric
Plant remains (Archaeology)
Prehistoric peoples > Food
Landbouw.
Ontstaansgeschiedenis.
Prehistorie.
Conference papers and proceedings
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction / C. Wesley Cowan and Patty Jo Watson
  • Prehistoric plant domestication in East Asia / Gary W. Crawford
  • The origins of plant cultivation in the Near East / Naomi F. Miller
  • Indigenous African agriculture / Jack R. Harlan
  • The origins of crop agriculture in Europe / Robin W. Dennell
  • Prehistoric plant husbandry in eastern North America / Bruce D. Smith
  • Earliest plant cultivation in the desert borderlands of North America / Paul E. Minnis
  • The origins of agriculture in Mesoamerica and Central America / Emily McClung de Tapia
  • The origins of plant cultivation in South America / Deborah M. Pearsall
  • Some concluding remarks / C. Wesley Cowan and Patty Jo Watson.

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