Human adaptation in the Asian Palaeolithic : hominin dispersal and behaviour during the late Quaternary / Ryan J. Rabett.
This book examines the first human colonization of Asia and particularly the tropical environments of Southeast Asia during the Upper Pleistocene. In studying the unique character of the Asian archaeological record, it reassesses long-accepted propositions about the development of human 'modern...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge University Press,
2012.
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| Summary: | This book examines the first human colonization of Asia and particularly the tropical environments of Southeast Asia during the Upper Pleistocene. In studying the unique character of the Asian archaeological record, it reassesses long-accepted propositions about the development of human 'modernity.' Ryan J. Rabett reveals an evolutionary relationship between colonization, the challenges encountered during this process - especially in relation to climatic and environmental change - and the forms of behaviour that emerged. This book argues that human modernity is not something achieved in the remote past in one part of the world, but rather is a diverse, flexible, responsive and ongoing process of adaptation. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xii, 372 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781139549646 1139549642 9781139087582 1139087584 9781139554602 1139554603 |
| DOI: | 10.1017/CBO9781139087582 |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |