Human adaptation in the Asian Palaeolithic : hominin dispersal and behaviour during the late Quaternary

Rabett, Ryan J. 1970- (Author).

Summary: 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.

Record details

ISBN: 9781107018297
ISBN: 1107018293
ISBN: 9781139554602
ISBN: 9781139549646
ISBN: 9781139087582
ISBN: 1139554603
ISBN: 1139549642
ISBN: 1139087584
Physical Description: 1 online resource (xii, 372 pages) : illustrations, maps
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Computer data.
Publisher: New York : Cambridge University Press, 2012.

Content descriptions

General Note:	CatMonthString:april.19 Multi-User.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	The journey east -- The Pleistocene planet -- Hominin dispersal beyond Africa during the Lower and Middle Pleistocene -- Regional trajectories in modern human behaviour -- The initial Upper Pleistocene dispersal of Homo sapiens out of Africa -- Climate, dispersal and technological change during the last termination and early Holocene in Southeast Asia -- Tropical subsistence strategies at the end of the last glacial -- Ex levis terra.
Type of Computer File or Data Note:	Text (HTML), electronic book.
System Details Note:	Mode of access: Internet.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note:	Access requires VIU IP addresses and is restricted to VIU students, faculty and staff. Access restricted by subscription.
Issuing Body Note:	Made available online by EBSCO.
Source of Description Note:	Print version record.