The Agricultural Revolution in Prehistory: Why Did Foragers Become Farmers?

by Graeme Barker

Book Overview

The Agricultural Revolution in Prehistory addresses one of the most debated and least understood revolutions in the history of our species, the change from hunting and gathering to farming. Graeme Barker takes a global view, and integrates a massive array of information from archaeology and many other disciplines, including anthropology, botany, climatology, genetics, linguistics, and zoology. Against current orthodoxy, Barker develops a strong case...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199281092
• ISBN13: 9780199281091
• Release Date: November 2006
• Publisher: OUP Oxford
• Length: 616 Pages
• Weight: 2.67 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 6.5" x 9.4"