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- catalog abstract "The Neanderthals populated western Europe from nearly 250,000 to 30,000 years ago when they disappeared from the archaeological record. In turn, populations of anatomically modern humans, Homo sapiens, came to dominate the area. Seeking to understand the nature of this replacement, which has become a hotly debated issue, Paul Mellars brings together an unprecedented amount of information on the behavior of Neanderthals. His comprehensive overview ranges from the evidence of tool manufacture and related patterns of lithic technology, through the issues of subsistence and settlement patterns, to the more controversial evidence for social organization, cognition, and intelligence. Mellars argues that previous attempts to characterize Neanderthal behavior as either "modern" or "ape-like" are both overstatements. We can better comprehend the replacement of Neanderthals, he maintains, by concentrating on the social and demographic structure of Neanderthal populations and on their specific adaptations to the harsh ecological conditions of the last glaciation. Mellar's approach to these issues is grounded firmly in his archaeological evidence. He illustrates the implications of these findings by drawing from the methods of comparative socioecology, primate studies, and Pleistocene paleoecology. The book provides a detailed review of the climatic and environmental background to Neanderthal occupation in Europe, and of the currently topical issues of the behavioral and biological transition from Neanderthal to fully "modern" populations.".
- catalog contributor b8468670.
- catalog coverage "Europe Antiquities.".
- catalog created "c1996.".
- catalog date "1996".
- catalog date "c1996.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1996.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references and index.".
- catalog description "The Environmental Background to Middle Palaeolithic Occupation -- Stone Tool Technology -- Tool Morphology, Function and Typology -- The Procurement and Distribution of Raw Materials -- Industrial Taxonomy and Chronology -- Middle Palaeolithic Subsistence -- Sites in the Landscape -- The Spatial Organization of Middle Palaeolithic Sites -- The Significance of Industrial Variability -- Neanderthal Society -- The Neanderthal Mind -- The Big Transition.".
- catalog description "The Neanderthals populated western Europe from nearly 250,000 to 30,000 years ago when they disappeared from the archaeological record. In turn, populations of anatomically modern humans, Homo sapiens, came to dominate the area. Seeking to understand the nature of this replacement, which has become a hotly debated issue, Paul Mellars brings together an unprecedented amount of information on the behavior of Neanderthals. His comprehensive overview ranges from the evidence of tool manufacture and related patterns of lithic technology, through the issues of subsistence and settlement patterns, to the more controversial evidence for social organization, cognition, and intelligence. Mellars argues that previous attempts to characterize Neanderthal behavior as either "modern" or "ape-like" are both overstatements. We can better comprehend the replacement of Neanderthals, he maintains, by concentrating on the social and demographic structure of Neanderthal populations and on their specific adaptations to the harsh ecological conditions of the last glaciation. Mellar's approach to these issues is grounded firmly in his archaeological evidence. He illustrates the implications of these findings by drawing from the methods of comparative socioecology, primate studies, and Pleistocene paleoecology. The book provides a detailed review of the climatic and environmental background to Neanderthal occupation in Europe, and of the currently topical issues of the behavioral and biological transition from Neanderthal to fully "modern" populations.".
- catalog extent "xix, 471 p. :".
- catalog identifier "0691034931 (cloth : acid-free paper)".
- catalog issued "1996".
- catalog issued "c1996.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press,".
- catalog spatial "Europe Antiquities.".
- catalog spatial "Europe".
- catalog spatial "Europe.".
- catalog subject "936 20".
- catalog subject "Behavior evolution Europe.".
- catalog subject "Behavior evolution.".
- catalog subject "GN285 .M45 1995".
- catalog subject "Human evolution Europe Philosophy.".
- catalog subject "Neanderthals Europe.".
- catalog subject "Paleolithic period Europe.".
- catalog tableOfContents "The Environmental Background to Middle Palaeolithic Occupation -- Stone Tool Technology -- Tool Morphology, Function and Typology -- The Procurement and Distribution of Raw Materials -- Industrial Taxonomy and Chronology -- Middle Palaeolithic Subsistence -- Sites in the Landscape -- The Spatial Organization of Middle Palaeolithic Sites -- The Significance of Industrial Variability -- Neanderthal Society -- The Neanderthal Mind -- The Big Transition.".
- catalog title "The Neanderthal legacy : an archaeological perspective from western Europe / Paul Mellars.".
- catalog type "text".