Threats to biodiversity, food shortages, urban sprawl . . . lessons for environmental problems that confront us today may well be found in the past. The archaeological record contains hundreds of situ
The introduction, spread, and abandonment of agriculture represents the most pervasive alteration of the earth's environment in recorded history. This volume sheds light on what happens when humans i
This distinctive book is the first to address the topic of landscape archaeology in early states from a truly global perspective. It provides an excellent introduction to - and overview of - the disc
International scientists offer empirical case studies of prehistoric human-ecosystem relationships some of short-term exploitation, others of long-term sustainability offering lessons for today. Sever
