Prehistoric Egypt : socioeconomic transformations in North-east Africa from the Last Glacial Maximum to the Neolithic, 24,000 to 6,000 cal BP / Geoffrey John Tassie.
By: Tassie, Geoffrey John
Publisher: London : Golden House Publications, 2014.Description: xiv, 541 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.ISBN: 9781906137304; 1906137307Subject(s): Egypt -- Civilization -- To 332 B.COther classification: 932 Summary: Prehistoric Egypt, Socioeconomic Transformations in North-east Africa from the Last Glacial Maximum to the Neolithic, 24.000 to 4.000 BC takes a supra-regional approach to the environmental and socioeconomic landscapes of SW Asia and NE Africa across this crucial period. Using a rich array of empirical data combined with a holistic theoretical approach, this book challenges many of the current ideas on the beginnings of food production in North-east Africa, and the secondary effects this transition had on human settlements and cultures. This book is essential reading for anybody interested in the origins of the ancient Egyptian civilisation.
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Prehistoric Egypt, Socioeconomic Transformations in North-east Africa from the Last Glacial Maximum to the Neolithic, 24.000 to 4.000 BC takes a supra-regional approach to the environmental and socioeconomic landscapes of SW Asia and NE Africa across this crucial period. Using a rich array of empirical data combined with a holistic theoretical approach, this book challenges many of the current ideas on the beginnings of food production in North-east Africa, and the secondary effects this transition had on human settlements and cultures. This book is essential reading for anybody interested in the origins of the ancient Egyptian civilisation.
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