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Neolithic Farming in Central Europe

Neolithic Farming in Central Europe Books

Neolithic Farming in Central Europe

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Neolithic Farming in Central Europe examines the nature of the earliest crop cultivation, a subject that illuminates the lives of Neolithic farming families and the day-to-day reality of the transition from hunting and gathering to farming. Debate surrounding the nature of crop husbandry in Neolithic central Europe has focussed on the permanence of cultivation, its intensity and its seasonality: variables that carry different implications for Neolithic society. Amy Bogaard reviews the archaeological evidence for four major competing models of Neolithic crop husbandry - shifting cultivation, extensive plough cultivation, floodplain cultivation and intensive garden cultivation - and evaluates charred crop and weed assemblages. Her conclusions identify the most appropriate model of cultivation, and highlight the consequences of these agricultural practices for our understanding of Neolithic societies in central Europe.
Product details
Edition:
illustrated
Number of Pages:
226
Release Date:
2004-11-01
Publication Date:
2004-09-16
Publisher:
Routledge
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0415324858
ISBN13:
9780415324854
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Weight:
508 g
Height:
161 cm
Width:
240 cm
Thickness:
17 cm
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