The Archaeology Of Drylands

Author : Graeme Barker
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 113458265X
Total Pages : 413 pages
Book Rating : 4.55/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Archaeology of Drylands written by Graeme Barker and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2003-09-02 with total page 413 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many dryland regions contain archaeological remains which suggest that there must have been intensive phases of settlement in what now seem to be dry and degraded environments. This book discusses successes and failures of past land use and settlement in drylands, and contributes to wider debates about desertification and the sustainability of dryland settlement.

Author : Graeme Barker
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134582641
Total Pages : 457 pages
Book Rating : 4.48/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Archaeology of Drylands written by Graeme Barker and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2003-09-02 with total page 457 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many dryland regions contain archaeological remains which suggest that there must have been intensive phases of settlement in what now seem to be dry and degraded environments. This book discusses successes and failures of past land use and settlement in drylands, and contributes to wider debates about desertification and the sustainability of dryland settlement.

Author : Graeme Barker
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 372 pages
Book Rating : 4.76/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Archaeology of Drylands written by Graeme Barker and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Richard Bradley
Publisher : Oxbow Books
ISBN 13 : 1789258219
Total Pages : 184 pages
Book Rating : 4.19/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Maritime Archaeology on Dry Land written by Richard Bradley and published by Oxbow Books. This book was released on 2022-06-30 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is about two islands off the coast of Continental Europe, the seas that surrounded them, and the ways in which they were used over a period of three thousand years. Instead of the usual emphasis on finds in the intertidal zone, it focuses on parts of Britain and Ireland where traces of the prehistoric shoreline survive above sea level. It explores a series of Neolithic and Early Bronze Age sites which were investigated in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries and have been largely forgotten. These places were very different from the Iron Age ports and harbors studied in recent years. How can we identify these special sites, and what are the best ways of interpreting them? The book considers the evidence for travel by sea between the settlement of the earliest farmers and the long distance movement of metalwork. It emphasizes the distinctive archaeology of a series of coastal locations. Little of the information is familiar and some of the most useful evidence was recorded many years ago. It is supplemented by new studies of these places and the artifacts found there, as well as reconstructions of the prehistoric coastline. The book emphasizes the important role of 'enclosed estuaries', which were both sheltered harbors and special places where artifacts were introduced by sea. Other items were made there and exchanged with local communities. It considers the role played by these places in the wider pattern of settlement and their relationship to major monuments. The book describes how the character of coastal sites changed in parallel with developments in maritime technology and trade. The main emphasis is on Neolithic and Early Bronze Ages uses of the seashore, but the archaeology of the Middle and Later Bronze Age provides a source of comparison.

Author : Stephanie Michelle Whittlesey
Publisher : Statistical Research
ISBN 13 : 9781879442948
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.49/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Rivers of Rock written by Stephanie Michelle Whittlesey and published by Statistical Research. This book was released on 2003 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book tells the story of water control and its impact on human history in Arizona as we understand it from Central Arizona Project archaeology.

Author : Mike Smith
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781107308305
Total Pages : 406 pages
Book Rating : 4.05/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Archaeology of Australia's Deserts written by Mike Smith and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 406 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This is the first book-length study of the archaeology of Australia's deserts, one of the world's major habitats and the largest block of drylands in the southern hemisphere. Over the last few decades, a wealth of new environmental and archaeological data about this fascinating region has become available. Drawing on a wide range of sources, The Archaeology of Australia's Deserts explores the late Pleistocene settlement of Australia's deserts, the formation of distinctive desert societies, and the origins and development of the hunter-gatherer societies documented in the classic nineteenth-century ethnographies of Spencer and Gillen. Written by one of Australia's leading desert archaeologists, the book interweaves a lively history of research with archaeological data in a masterly survey of the field and a profoundly interdisciplinary study that forces archaeology into conversations with history and anthropology, economy and ecology, and geography and earth sciences"--

Author : Mike Smith
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781107305380
Total Pages : 406 pages
Book Rating : 4.81/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Archaeology of Australia's Deserts written by Mike Smith and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 406 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This is the first book-length study of the archaeology of Australia's deserts, one of the world's major habitats and the largest block of drylands in the southern hemisphere. Over the last few decades, a wealth of new environmental and archaeological data about this fascinating region has become available. Drawing on a wide range of sources, The Archaeology of Australia's Deserts explores the late Pleistocene settlement of Australia's deserts, the formation of distinctive desert societies, and the origins and development of the hunter-gatherer societies documented in the classic nineteenth-century ethnographies of Spencer and Gillen. Written by one of Australia's leading desert archaeologists, the book interweaves a lively history of research with archaeological data in a masterly survey of the field and a profoundly interdisciplinary study that forces archaeology into conversations with history and anthropology, economy and ecology, and geography and earth sciences"--

Author : M. A. Smith
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781107301023
Total Pages : 406 pages
Book Rating : 4.25/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Archaeology of Australia's Deserts written by M. A. Smith and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 406 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first book-length study of the archaeology of Australia's deserts, one of the world's major habitats and the largest block of drylands in the southern hemisphere. Over the last few decades, a wealth of new environmental and archaeological data about this fascinating region has become available. Drawing on a wide range of sources, The Archaeology of Australia's Deserts explores the late Pleistocene settlement of Australia's deserts, the formation of distinctive desert societies, and the origins and development of the hunter-gatherer societies documented in the classic nineteenth-century ethnographies of Spencer and Gillen. Written by one of Australia's leading desert archaeologists, the book interweaves a lively history of research with archaeological data in a masterly survey of the field and a profoundly interdisciplinary study that forces archaeology into conversations with history and anthropology, economy and ecology, and geography and earth sciences"

Author : Mike Smith
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 0521407451
Total Pages : 433 pages
Book Rating : 4.58/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Archaeology of Australia's Deserts written by Mike Smith and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2013-02-25 with total page 433 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first book-length study of the archaeology of Australia's deserts, exploring the cultural and environmental history of these drylands.

Author : Anthony J. Parsons
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 1402057199
Total Pages : 824 pages
Book Rating : 4.99/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Geomorphology of Desert Environments written by Anthony J. Parsons and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2009-03-20 with total page 824 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: About one-third of the Earth’s land surface experiences a desert climate, and this area supports approximately 15% of the planet’s population. This percentage continues to grow, and with this growth comes the need to acquire and apply an understanding of desert geomorphology. Such an understanding is vital in managing scarce and fragile resources and in mitigating natural hazards. This authoritative reference book is comprehensive in its coverage of the geomorphology of desert environments, and is arranged thematically. It begins with an overview of global deserts, proceeds through treatments of weathering, hillslopes, rivers, piedmonts, lake basins, and aeolian surfaces, and concludes with a discussion of the role of climatic change. Written by a team of international authors, all of whom are active in the field, the chapters cover the spectrum of desert geomorphology.