Desert Peoples

Author: Peter Veth
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 1405137533
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 320

Book Description
Desert Peoples: Archaeological Perspectives provides an issues-oriented overview of hunter-gatherer societies in desert landscapes that combines archaeological and anthropological perspectives and includes a wide range of regional and thematic case studies. Brings together, for the first time, studies from deserts as diverse as the sand dunes of Australia, the U.S. Great Basin, the coastal and high altitude deserts of South America, and the core deserts of Africa Examines the key concepts vital to understanding human adaptation to marginal landscapes and the behavioral and belief systems that underpin them Explores the relationship among desert hunter-gatherers, herders, and pastoralists

The Archaeology of Australia's Deserts

Author: Mike Smith
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 0521407451
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 433

Book Description
This is the first book-length study of the archaeology of Australia's deserts, exploring the cultural and environmental history of these drylands.

23 Degrees South Archaeology and Environmental History of the Southern Deserts

Author: Mike Smith
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781876944308
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 436

Book Description
Bringing together research by leading scholars on the archaeology and quaternary history of deserts, this guide provides a fascinating comparative perspective on the deep history of some of the great deserts in the southern hemisphere, from the Namib sand-sea and the Kalahari 'thirstland' in southern Africa to the hyper-arid Atacama desert in South America and the immense continental deserts of the Australian interior.

The Archaeology of Environmental Change

Author: Christopher T. Fisher
Publisher: University of Arizona Press
ISBN: 0816514844
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 337

Book Description
In this book, a diverse collection of case studies reveal how archaeology can contribute to a better understanding of humans' relation to the environment. The Archaeology of Environmental Change shows that the environmental challenges facing humanity today can be better approached through an attempt to understand how past societies dealt with similar circumstances.

Landscapes of Survival

Author: Prof Dr Peter M M G Akkermans
Publisher:
ISBN: 9789088909436
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :

Book Description
Collection of research papers about the archaeology and epigraphy of Jordan's north-eastern basalt desert as well as comparative perspectives from other parts of the Levant and the Arabian Peninsula.

The History of the Peoples of the Eastern Desert

Author: Hans Barnard
Publisher: Cotsen Institute of Archaeology Press
ISBN: 1938770587
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 521

Book Description
The last quarter century has seen extensive research on the ports of the Red Sea coast of Egypt, the road systems connecting them to the Nile, and the mines and quarries in the region. Missing has been a systematic study of the peoples of the Eastern Desert--the area between the Red Sea and the Nile Valley--in whose territories these ports, roads, mines, and quarries were located. The historical overview of the Eastern Desert in the shape of a roughly chronological narrative presented in this book fills that gap. The multidisciplinary perspective focuses on the long-term history of the region. The extensive range of topics addressed includes specific historical periods, natural resources, nomadic survival strategies, ancient textual data, and the interaction between Christian hermits and their neighbors. The breadth of perspective does not sacrifice depth, for all authors deal in some detail with the specifics of their subject matter. As a whole, this collection provides an outline of the history and sociology of the Eastern Desert unparalleled in any language for its comprehensiveness. As such, it will be the essential starting point for future research on the Eastern Desert. Includes a CD of eleven audio files with music of the Ababda Nomads, and six short videos of Ababda culture.

The Social Archaeology of Australian Indigenous Societies

Author: Bruno David
Publisher: Aboriginal Studies Press
ISBN: 0855754990
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 401

Book Description
The Social Archaeology of Indigenous Societies presents original and provocative views on the complex and dynamic social lives of Indigenous Australians from an historical perspective. Building on the foundational work of Harry Lourandos, the book critically examines and challenges traditional approaches which have presented Indigenous Australian past as static and tethered to ecological rationalism. The book reveals the ancient past of Aboriginal Australians to be one of long term changes in social relationships and traditions, as well as the active management and manipulation of the environment. The book encourages a deeper appreciation of the ways Aboriginal peoples have engaged with and constructed their worlds. It solicits a deeper understanding of the contemporary political and social context of research and the insidious impacts of colonialist philosophies. In short, it concerns people, both past and present. The Social Archaeology of Indigenous Societies looks beyond the stereo

Exploring the Hohokam

Author: George J. Gumerman
Publisher: Amerind Foundation Publication
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 530

Book Description
Papers of a seminar held during Feb. 1988 at the Amerind Foundation, Dragoon, Ariz., and sponsored by the Bureau of Reclamation.

Egypt and the Desert

Author: John Coleman Darnell
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108901417
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 178

Book Description
Deserts, the Red Land, bracket the narrow strip of alluvial Black Land that borders the Nile. Networks of desert roads ascended to the high desert from the Nile Valley, providing access to the mineral wealth and Red Sea ports of the Eastern Desert, the oasis depressions and trade networks of the Western Desert. A historical perspective from the Predynastic through the Roman Periods highlights how developments in the Nile Valley altered the Egyptian administration and exploitation of the deserts. For the ancient Egyptians, the deserts were a living landscape, and at numerous points along the desert roads, the ancient Egyptians employed rock art and rock inscriptions to create and mark places. Such sites provide considerable evidence for the origin of writing in northeast Africa, the religious significance of the desert and expressions of personal piety, and the development of the early alphabet.

By Steppe, Desert, and Ocean

Author: Barry W. Cunliffe
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 0199689172
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 541

Book Description
The story of the peoples of Eurasia, from the birth of farming to the expansion of the Mongols in the thirteenth century. An immense historical panorama set on a huge continental stage, this is also the story of how humans first started building the global system we know today.