The paleoanthropology and archaeology of big-game hunting [electronic resource] : protein, fat, or politics? / John D. Speth.
Since its inception, paleoanthropology has been closely wedded to the idea that big-game hunting by our hominin ancestors arose, first and foremost, as a means for acquiring energy and vital nutrients. This assumption has rarely been questioned, and seems intuitively obvious--meat is a nutrient-rich...
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| 505 | 0 | |a The Paleoanthropologyand Archaeologyof Big-Game Hunting; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Chapter 1: Introduction; Chapter 2: How Do We Reconstruct Hunting Patterns in the Past?; Chapter 3: Big-Game Hunting in Human Evolution: The Traditional View; Chapter 4: The Other Side of Protein; Chapter 5: Were Big-Game Hunters Targeting Fat?; Chapter 6: Protein and Pregnancy; Chapter 7: Other Problems with High-Protein Intakes; Chapter 8: Protein and Taste; Chapter 9: Protein and Breast Milk; Chapter 10: Fat in Infancy. | |
| 520 | |a Since its inception, paleoanthropology has been closely wedded to the idea that big-game hunting by our hominin ancestors arose, first and foremost, as a means for acquiring energy and vital nutrients. This assumption has rarely been questioned, and seems intuitively obvious--meat is a nutrient-rich food with the ideal array of amino acids, and big animals provide meat in large, convenient packages. Through new research, the author of this volume provides a strong argument that the primary goals of big-game hunting were actually social and political--increasing hunter's prestige and standing-- | ||
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