Foragers And Farmers: Population Interaction And Agricultural Expansion In Prehistoric Europe
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A rigorous work of archaeological scholarship, Foragers and Farmers: Population Interaction and Agricultural Expansion in Prehistoric Europe presents a detailed investigation into the dynamic social and economic relationships between hunter-gatherer communities and early agricultural societies during Europe's Neolithic transition. Susan Alling Gregg argues that the spread of farming across prehistoric Europe was not a simple replacement of one lifestyle by another, but rather a complex process shaped by ongoing interaction, exchange, and competition between foraging and farming populations. Drawing on archaeological evidence and ecological modeling, the work illustrates how resource availability, seasonal subsistence strategies, and territorial boundaries influenced the pace and pattern of agricultural expansion. Written in a precise and analytical tone, it details the material culture and dietary evidence that archaeologists use to reconstruct these ancient encounters, offering a compelling framework for understanding culture change at the frontier zones between two fundamentally different ways of life. Essential reading for students and scholars of European prehistory, this study remains a foundational text in the archaeology of the Neolithic period.
Author: Susan Alling Gregg
Format: Paperback
Published: 1988, The University of Chicago Press
Genre: Anthropology
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
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A rigorous work of archaeological scholarship, Foragers and Farmers: Population Interaction and Agricultural Expansion in Prehistoric Europe presents a detailed investigation into the dynamic social and economic relationships between hunter-gatherer communities and early agricultural societies during Europe's Neolithic transition. Susan Alling Gregg argues that the spread of farming across prehistoric Europe was not a simple replacement of one lifestyle by another, but rather a complex process shaped by ongoing interaction, exchange, and competition between foraging and farming populations. Drawing on archaeological evidence and ecological modeling, the work illustrates how resource availability, seasonal subsistence strategies, and territorial boundaries influenced the pace and pattern of agricultural expansion. Written in a precise and analytical tone, it details the material culture and dietary evidence that archaeologists use to reconstruct these ancient encounters, offering a compelling framework for understanding culture change at the frontier zones between two fundamentally different ways of life. Essential reading for students and scholars of European prehistory, this study remains a foundational text in the archaeology of the Neolithic period.