Early Human Behaviour in Global Context: The Rise and Diversity of the Lower Palaeolithic Record

Ravi Korisettar, Michael D. Petraglia

Taylor & Francis, Jan 14, 2004 - Social Science - 512 pages

Early Human Behaviour in a Global Context will be of use to students and professionals who are interested in prehistory, Paleolithic archaeology, and paleoanthropology. Those interested in our ancestors and their place in the natural world will also benefit from the information presented in this book.
Chapters focus on:
* the nature of archaeological evidence
* stone tool technology
* subsistence practices
* settlement distributions.

About the author

Michael D. Petraglia is Research Associate in the Human Origins Program, Smithsonian Institution, and Director of the Cultural Resources Program at Parsons, an international environmental firm. Ravi Korisettar is Reader in History and Archaeology at Karnatak Unviersity, India.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Early Human Behaviour in Global Context: The Rise and Diversity of the Lower Palaeolithic Record; One World Archaeology
• Editors: Ravi Korisettar, Michael D. Petraglia
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis, 2004
• ISBN: 0203203275, 9780203203279
• Length: 512 pages
• Subjects: Social Science / Archaeology