Prehistoric hunter-gatherers of the Baikal region, Siberia : bioarchaeological studies of past life ways /

Baikal is an archaeologically unique and emerging area of hunter-gatherer research, offering insights on the complexity, variability, and dynamics of long-term culture change.

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Corporate Authors: De Gruyter.
Group Author: Katzenberg, M. Anne; Schurr, Theodore G.; Weber, Andrzej W.
Published: University of Pennsylvania Press,
Publisher Address: Philadelphia, Pa. :
Publication Dates: [2010]
©2010
Literature type: eBook
Language: English
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Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.9783/9781934536391
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Summary: Baikal is an archaeologically unique and emerging area of hunter-gatherer research, offering insights on the complexity, variability, and dynamics of long-term culture change.
Carrier Form: 1 online resource (344 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography: 63 illus.
ISBN: 9781934536391
Index Number: GN776
CLC: K885.128.8
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Preface --
1. Holocene Climate, Environmental Change, and Neolithic Biocultural Discontinuity in the Baikal Region /
2. Radiocarbon Dating of Middle Holocene Culture History in Cis-Baikal /
3. Mesolithic and Neolithic Mortuary Complexes in the Baikal Region /
4. Variability in Bronze Age Mortuary Practices in the Little Sea Microregion of Cis-Baikal /
5. Uncovering the Genetic Landscape of Prehistoric Cis-Baikal /
6. Genetic Diversity in Native Siberians: Implications for the Prehistoric Settlement of the Cis-Baikal Region /
7. Health and Behavior in Mid-Holocene Cis-Baikal: Biological Indicators of Adaptation and Culture Change /
8. Diet Reconstruction of Prehistoric Hunter-Gatherers in the Lake Baikal Region /
9. Skeletal Morphology, Climatic Adaptation, and Habitual Behavior among Mid-Holocene Cis-Baikal Populations /
10. Identifying Hunter-Gatherer Mobility Patterns Using Strontium Isotopes /
11. The Bronze Age in Cis-Baikal: A Review of Research and Future Prospects /
Epilogue: Middle Holocene Cis-Baikal Hunter-Gatherers in Overview /
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