Author : Ryan J. Rabett
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ISBN 13 : 9781139549646
Total Pages : 386 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (496 download)
Book Synopsis Human Adaptation in the Asian Palaeolithic by : Ryan J. Rabett
Download or read book Human Adaptation in the Asian Palaeolithic written by Ryan J. Rabett and published by . This book was released on 2014-05-14 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines the first human colonization of Asia and particularly the tropical environments of Southeast Asia during the Upper Pleistocene. In studying the unique character of the Asian archaeological record, it reassesses long-accepted propositions about the development of human 'modernity.' Ryan J. Rabett reveals an evolutionary relationship between colonization, the challenges encountered during this process especially in relation to climatic and environmental change and the forms of behaviour that emerged. This book argues that human modernity is not something achieved in the remote past in one part of the world, but rather is a diverse, flexible, responsive, and ongoing process of adaptation."