The first farmers of Europe : an evolutionary perspective

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The first farmers of Europe : an evolutionary perspective

Stephen Shennan

(Cambridge world archaeology)

Cambridge University Press, 2018

  • : hardback
  • : paperback

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 217-245) and index

Paperback ed: 26 cm

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内容説明

Knowledge of the origin and spread of farming has been revolutionised in recent years by the application of new scientific techniques, especially the analysis of ancient DNA from human genomes. In this book, Stephen Shennan presents the latest research on the spread of farming by archaeologists, geneticists and other archaeological scientists. He shows that it resulted from a population expansion from present-day Turkey. Using ideas from the disciplines of human behavioural ecology and cultural evolution, he explains how this process took place. The expansion was not the result of 'population pressure' but of the opportunities for increased fertility by colonising new regions that farming offered. The knowledge and resources for the farming 'niche' were passed on from parents to their children. However, Shennan demonstrates that the demographic patterns associated with the spread of farming resulted in population booms and busts, not continuous expansion.

目次

  • 1. Introduction: population, resources and life histories
  • 2. The origins of agriculture in Southwest Asia
  • 3. The first westward expansion of farming
  • 4. The spread of farming into Central Europe
  • 5. Maritime expansion in the Central and West Mediterranean
  • 6. Continental temperate Europe 7000-5500 BP: internal expansion and adaptation
  • 7. First farmers in southern Scandinavia
  • 8. The farming colonisation of Britain and Ireland
  • 9. Conclusion: evolutionary patterns and processes.

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