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Thoughtful foragers : a study of prehistoric decision making
- Title
- Thoughtful foragers : a study of prehistoric decision making / Steven J. Mithen.
- Author
- Mithen, Steven J.
- Publication
- Cambridge [England] ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1990.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Use in library | GN772 .M52 1989 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- xii, 289 pages : illustrations; 26 cm.
- Series Statement
- New studies in archaeology
- Uniform Title
- New studies in archaeology
- Subject
- Europa
- Paleolithic period
- Mesolithic period
- Hunting, Prehistoric
- Hunting and gathering societies > Decision making > Computer simulation
- Paleolithic
- Hunting, Prehistoric
- Mesolithic period
- Paleolithic period
- Entscheidungsprozess
- Vor- und Frühgeschichte
- Wildbeuter
- Hunting and gathering societies > Decision making
- Paléolithique
- Mésolithique
- Chasseurs-cueilleurs préhistoriques
- Chasseurs-cueilleurs > Attitudes
- Comportement humain > Histoire > Préhistoire
- Note
- Includes index.
- Bibliography (note)
- Bibliography: p. 266-285.
- Contents
- 1. Introduction -- pt. 1. Learning from the present -- 2. The eco-psychology of decision making -- 3. The ethnography of hunter-gatherer decision making -- pt. 2. Mesolithic foraging and society -- 4. Broken bones and buried bodies : patterns in the archaeological record -- 5. Gearing up with methodological tools : building a simulation model -- 6. Decision making in the Mesolithic : multiple action replays -- pt. 3. Upper palaeolithic art and economy -- 7. Seeking the decision maker : faunal assemblages and hunting behaviour -- 8. Through a hunter's eyes...and into his mind?
- ISBN
- 0521355702
- 9780521355704
- 9780511752964
- 0511752962
- LCCN
- 89001016
- OCLC
- ocm19514148
- 19514148
- SCSB-1891733
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library