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A Bioarchaeological Study Of Mid Holocene Communities In The Eastern Cape South Africa
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Book Synopsis A Bioarchaeological Study of Mid-Holocene Communities in the Eastern Cape, South Africa by : Jaime Kristen Ginter
Download or read book A Bioarchaeological Study of Mid-Holocene Communities in the Eastern Cape, South Africa written by Jaime Kristen Ginter and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 502 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The late Holocene marks a period of significant population movement and subsistence change throughout much of sub-Saharan Africa. Around 3500 BP it appears that foraging populations in southernmost South Africa began to experience stress related to an increasing population and changing climatic conditions. Approximately 1500 years later a new form of subsistence---sheep herding---emerged in areas previously occupied solely by foragers, but was not exclusively adopted. The mechanisms surrounding the introduction of this new subsistence strategy---an indigenous adoption via diffusion or a foreign migration---remain unresolved. This study takes a biological approach to this significant question in southern African prehistory by exploring a collection of Later Stone Age skeletal remains that predate and postdate the appearance of pastoralism in order to determine if any significant changes in skeletal morphology indicative of population discontinuity can be identified at 2000 BP.A collection of seventy-three Later Stone Age adult skeletons (31 M, 42 F) with newly generated radiocarbon dates ranging from 8000 BP to 300 BP (uncalibrated) from the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa forms the basis of this study. Questions surrounding population continuity or discontinuity associated with the advent of sheep herding are investigated by examining metric variables collected from the cranium, post cranial skeleton and dentition, in conjunction with cranial discrete traits. Some changes in skeletal morphology are observed, but the timing, pattern and magnitude of these changes are not consistent with a foreign migration. A reduction in overall skeletal size in the absence of changes in shape corresponds with the period of forager intensification. Body size rebounds at around 2000 BP when evidence for a new form subsistence, sheep herding, is first observed in this region, suggesting that some foragers may have adopted sheep and the herding way of life as a stress relieving mechanism, while others maintained the foraging lifestyle. The timing of the observed changes in skeletal size, the absence of shape changes and the homogeneity in cranial discrete trait frequencies through time argues against the idea that sheep herding was introduced to the Cape region by outsiders. Rather, the findings of the current study suggest sheep herding was an indigenous development among existing foragers.
Book Synopsis The Archaeology of Southern Africa by : Peter Mitchell
Download or read book The Archaeology of Southern Africa written by Peter Mitchell and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2024-06-06 with total page 585 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This revised and updated edition provides a comprehensive synthesis of Southern Africa's archaeology over more than 3 million years.
Book Synopsis Where Hunters Gathered by : H. J. Deacon
Download or read book Where Hunters Gathered written by H. J. Deacon and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Symbolic Construction of Communities During the Holocene Later Stone Age in the South-Eastern Cape by : Johannes Nicolaas Francois Binneman
Download or read book Symbolic Construction of Communities During the Holocene Later Stone Age in the South-Eastern Cape written by Johannes Nicolaas Francois Binneman and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 484 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Hunter-Gatherer Adaptation and Resilience by : Daniel H. Temple
Download or read book Hunter-Gatherer Adaptation and Resilience written by Daniel H. Temple and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2019 with total page 407 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explores the variety of ways in which hunter-gatherer societies have responded to external stressors while maintaining their core identity.
Book Synopsis Human Bioarchaeology of the Transition to Agriculture by : Ron Pinhasi
Download or read book Human Bioarchaeology of the Transition to Agriculture written by Ron Pinhasi and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-06-24 with total page 479 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A holistic and comprehensive account of the nature of the transition from hunting to farming in prehistory. It addresses for the first time the main bioarchaeological aspects such as changes in mobility, behaviour, diet and population dynamics. This book is of major interest to the relevant audience since it offers for the first time a global perspective on the bioarchaeology of the transition to agriculture. It includes contributions from world-class researchers, with a particular emphasis on advances in methods (e.g. ancient DNA of pathogens, stable isotope analysis, etc.). The book specifically addresses the following aspects associated with the transition to agriculture in various world regions: Changes in adult and subadult stature and subadult growth profiles Diachronic trends in the analysis of functional morphological structures (craniofacial, vault, lower limbs, etc.) and whether these are associated with change in overall sex-specific morphological variability Changes in mobility Changes in behaviour which can be reconstructed from the study of the skeletal record. These include changes in activity patterns, sexual dimorphism, evidence of inter-personal trauma, and the like. Population dynamics and microevolution by examining intra and inter population variations in dental and cranial metric traits, as well as archaeogenetic studies of ancient DNA (e.g. mtDNA markers).
Book Synopsis Guide by : American Anthropological Association
Download or read book Guide written by American Anthropological Association and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 780 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Holocene Prehistory of the Southern Cape, South Africa by : Christopher Stuart Henshilwood
Download or read book Holocene Prehistory of the Southern Cape, South Africa written by Christopher Stuart Henshilwood and published by British Archaeological Reports Oxford Limited. This book was released on 2008 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cambridge Monographs in African Archaeology 75 Series Editors: John Alexander, Laurence Smith and Timothy Insoll
Book Synopsis Progress in Later Cenozoic Studies in South Africa by : South African Society for Quaternary Research
Download or read book Progress in Later Cenozoic Studies in South Africa written by South African Society for Quaternary Research and published by . This book was released on 1974 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Human Beginnings in South Africa by : H. J. Deacon
Download or read book Human Beginnings in South Africa written by H. J. Deacon and published by New Africa Books. This book was released on 1999 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Stone Age is now beginning to be recognised as vital in establishing who we are and where we have come from. This period has long been neglected.
Book Synopsis Late Quaternary Palaeoenvironments of Southern Africa by : Janette Deacon
Download or read book Late Quaternary Palaeoenvironments of Southern Africa written by Janette Deacon and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1988 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Combining the expertise of an archaeologist and a geologist, this important study gives a balanced evaluation of South African climatic history, summarizing such diverse evidence as dune systems, stable isotopes, pollen, fossil bones, and the distribution of Stone Age people. Together, these factors show the effects of climatic changes on terrestrial ecosystems in the southern African landscape. A comprehensive overview of the nature, scale, and timing of changes coincident with the worldwide interglacial-glacial-interglacial cycle is also presented. The potentials and pitfalls of palaeonenvironmental reconstructions and the implications for biogeography, human population distributions, and palaeoclimatic models are also featured. Researchers in these areas will appreciate this unique and insightful exploration into the climatic history of this fascinating region.
Book Synopsis A Master Catalogue by : Alan G. Morris
Download or read book A Master Catalogue written by Alan G. Morris and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides detailed documentation of the archaeological context and precise dating of the wealth of Holocene human skeletal remains found in southern Africa. Such data is essential for modern research with its emphasis on identifying the lifestyle and health of past populations.
Book Synopsis Holocene Settlement in the Western Cape, South Africa by : Nicola N. Hubbard
Download or read book Holocene Settlement in the Western Cape, South Africa written by Nicola N. Hubbard and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis An Archaeological Study of the Eastern Cape in the Post-Pleistocene Period by : Hilary John Deacon
Download or read book An Archaeological Study of the Eastern Cape in the Post-Pleistocene Period written by Hilary John Deacon and published by . This book was released on 19?? with total page 197 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Late Holocene Vegetation History of Lake Farm, South Eastern Cape Province, South Africa by : Terence Gilbert Adams
Download or read book The Late Holocene Vegetation History of Lake Farm, South Eastern Cape Province, South Africa written by Terence Gilbert Adams and published by . This book was released on 1994* with total page 175 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Oxford Handbook of Zooarchaeology by : Umberto Albarella
Download or read book The Oxford Handbook of Zooarchaeology written by Umberto Albarella and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2017 with total page 865 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Animals have played a fundamental role in shaping human history, and the study of their remains from archaeological sites - zooarchaeology - has gradually been emerging as a powerful discipline and crucible for forging an understanding of our past. This Handbook offers a cutting-edge, global compendium of zooarchaeology that seeks to provide a holistic view of the role played by animals in past human cultures. Case studies from across five continents explore ahuge range of human-animal interactions from an array of geographical, historical, and cultural contexts, and also illuminate the many approaches and methods adopted by different schools and traditions instudying these relationships.
Book Synopsis Lithic Technological Organization and Paleoenvironmental Change by : Erick Robinson
Download or read book Lithic Technological Organization and Paleoenvironmental Change written by Erick Robinson and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-11-06 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The objective of this edited volume is to bring together a diverse set of analyses to document how small-scale societies responded to paleoenvironmental change based on the evidence of their lithic technologies. The contributions bring together an international forum for interpreting changes in technological organization - embracing a wide range of time periods, geographic regions and methodological approaches. As technology brings more refined information on ancient climates, the research on spatial and temporal variability of paleoenvironmental changes. In turn, this has also broadened considerations of the many ways that prehistoric hunter-gatherers may have responded to fluctuations in resource bases. From an archaeological perspective, stone tools and their associated debitage provide clues to understanding these past choices and decisions, and help to further the investigation into how variable human responses may have been. Despite significant advances in the theory and methodology of lithic technological analysis, there have been few attempts to link these developments to paleoenvironmental research on a global scale.
