The Origins of Agriculture: An International Perspective (Smithsonian Series in Archaeological Inquiry) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0874749905 ISBN 13: 9780874749908

Publisher: Smithsonian Books, 1993

Synopsis

The eight case studies in this book -- each a synthesis of available knowledge about the origins of agriculture in a specific region of the globe -- enable scholars in diverse disciplines to examine humanity's transition to agricultural societies.

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Review:

Nowhere else are the diverse factors influencing the origins of agriculture summarized at comparably large scales and made accessible to a similar range of non-specialists. - American Anthropologist ""Highly recommended for anyone interested in the history of cultivated plants.... A particularly effective textbook The chapters are each an excellent introduction to the history of plant cultivation and domestication in their region and include much data and many references."" - American Antiquity

About the Author:

C. Wesley Cowan is a retired anthropologist and museum curator, the founder and owner of Cowan's Auctions, Inc., a star on the PBS series, History Detectives, and a frequent appraiser on Antiques Roadshow. Patty Jo Watson is Edward Mallinckrodt Distinguished University Professor Emertia, Department of Anthropology, Washington University, St. Louis.

About this edition

• Publisher: Smithsonian Books
• Publication date: 1993
• ISBN 10: 0874749905
• ISBN 13: 9780874749908
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 256
• Editor: Cowan C.Wesley, Watson Patty Jo