Environmental Archaeology and the Social Order, Evans 9780415304047 New..

Name: Environmental Archaeology and the Social Order, Evans 9780415304047 New..
Brand: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Taylor & Francis Ltd

Environmental Archaeology and the Social OrderAuthor(s): John G. Evans\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780415304047, 978-0415304047\nSynopsis\nPresenting a wide variety of case studies, ranging from the early Palaeolithic to Post-modernity, and from Europe to the Andes, West and East Africa, and the USA, Environmental Archaeology and the Social Order deals with both the theory and method of environmental archaeology.\n\nIncluding significant sections on Neanderthals, Palaeolithic mobiliary art and the origins of farming, as well as transhumance, climate as social construct, field survey and the place of documents in environmental research, Professor Evans interprets his findings in social constructionist terms, creating an important argument against the use of traditional materialist and processualist paradigms. \n\nThis original and controversial volume sets a new agenda for the study and understanding of environ.