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    Very Good: A book that has been read and does not look new, but is in excellent condition. No ...
    Subject
    Social Sciences
    ISBN
    9780202011769
    EAN
    9780202011769

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    Product Identifiers

    Publisher
    Routledge
    ISBN-10
    0202011763
    ISBN-13
    9780202011769
    eBay Product ID (ePID)
    62852

    Product Key Features

    Number of Pages
    407 Pages
    Publication Name
    Early Hominid Activities at Olduvai : Foundations of Human Behaviour
    Language
    English
    Publication Year
    1988
    Subject
    General, Anthropology / General
    Type
    Textbook
    Subject Area
    Social Science, Psychology, History
    Author
    Richard Potts
    Format
    Hardcover

    Dimensions

    Item Height
    1.1 in
    Item Weight
    25.1 Oz
    Item Length
    9.3 in
    Item Width
    6.2 in

    Additional Product Features

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    College Audience
    LCCN
    88-014791
    Illustrated
    Yes
    Synopsis
    The earliest sites at Olduvai Gorge in Tanzania are among the best documented and most important for studies of human evolution. This book investigates the behavior of hominids at Olduvai using data of stone tools and animal bones, as well as the results of work in taphonomy (how animals become fossils), the behavior of mammals, and a wide range of ecological theory and data. By illustrating the ways in which modern and prehistoric evidence is used in making interpretations, the author guides the reader through the geological, ecological, and archeological areas involved in the study of humans.Based on his study of the Olduvai excavations, animal life, and stone tools, the author carefully examines conventional views and proposals about the early Olduvai sites. First, the evidence of site geology, tool cut marks, and other clues to the formation of the Olduvai sites are explored. On this basis, the large mammal communities in which early hominids lived are investigated, using methods which compare sites produced mainly by hominids with others made by carnivores. Questions about hominid hunting, scavenging, and the importance of eating meat are then scrutinized. The leading alternative positions on each issue are discussed, providing a basis for understanding some of the most contentious debates in paleo-anthropology today.The dominant interpretive model for the artifact and bone accumulations at Olduvai and other Plio-Pleistocene sites has been that they represent "home bases," social foci similar to the campsites of hunter-gatherers. Based on paleo-ecological evidence and ecological models, the author critically analyzes the home base interpretation and proposes alternative views. A new view of the Olduvai sites - that they represent stone caches where hominids processed carcasses for food - is shown to have important implications for our understanding of hominid social behavior and evolution., Investigates the behaviour of early hominids at Olduvai using not only the traditional data of stone tools and animal bones, but also by incorporating the results of recent work in taphonomy, the behaviour of modern mammals, and a wide range of ecological theory and data.
    LC Classification Number
    GN772.42.T34P67 1988

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