The archaeology of human origins : papers

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The archaeology of human origins : papers

by Glynn Isaac ; edited by Barbara Isaac

Cambridge University Press, 2005, c1989

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"This digitally printed first paperback version 2005"--T.p. verso

Bibliography: p. 412-440

Includes index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

This work contains a collection of the most influential papers of the late Glynn Isaac which illustrate his work in East Africa on the earliest records of the human species. It consists of 18 essays on the archaeology of the Old Stone Age in Kenya and Tanzania.

Table of Contents

  • List of illustrations
  • List of tables
  • Foreword Mary Leakey
  • Acknowledgements
  • The writings of Glynn Isaac, 1937-85
  • Introduction John Gowlett
  • 1. The archaeology of human origins
  • 2. Site location and the use of land
  • 3. Diet and foodsharing
  • 4. Technology
  • 5. Approaches to archaeology
  • References
  • Index.

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Details

  • NCID
    BA76055116
  • ISBN
    • 0521023157
  • LCCN
    88028519
  • Country Code
    uk
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    Cambridge [England]
  • Pages/Volumes
    xxv, 447 p.
  • Size
    25 cm
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