Encyclopedia of Prehistory by Peter N Peregrine

Encyclopedia of Prehistory by Peter N Peregrine

The Encyclopedia of Prehistory represents also defined by a somewhat different set of an attempt to provide basic information sociocultural characteristics than are eth- on all archaeologically known cultures, nological cultures. Major traditions are covering the entire globe and the entire defined based on common subsistence prehistory of humankind. It is designed as practices, sociopolitical organization, and a tool to assist in doing comparative material industries, but language, ideology, research on the peoples of the past. Most and kinship ties play little or no part in of the entries are written by the world's their definition because they are virtually foremost experts on the particular areas unrecoverable from archaeological con- and time periods. texts. In contrast, language, ideology, and The Encyclopedia is organized accord- kinship ties are central to defining ethno- ing to major traditions. A major tradition logical cultures. There are three types of entries in the is defined as a group of populations sharing Encyclopedia: the major tradition entry, similar subsistence practices, technology, and forms of sociopolitical organization, the regional subtradition entry, and the which are spatially contiguous over a rela- site entry. Each contains different types of tively large area and which endure tempo- information, and each is intended to be rally for a relatively long period. Minimal used in a different way.

These essays are well written and informative, providing a synthesis and a starting point for the non-specialistParticularly valuable is the detailed bibliographic information. The most informative essays are those in which authors break down the archaeological tradition into sub-traditions and important sites, providing extremely detailed and rigorously referenced information. Many of these contributions will be very useful for teaching university-level prehistory courses. (Polar Record, 38:206)

Professor of anthropology at Lawrence University in Appleton, Wisconsin, Peter Peregrine He is a Fellow of the American Society with the Advancement of Science and a research associate for Yale University's Human Relations Area Files. Dr. Peregrine has spent his whole career teaching undergraduates, and he currently teaches archaeology, research methodologies, and human evolution. He's also done research in the United States and Syria to try to figure out how and why complex societies grow and collapse. He has produced or coauthored eleven books, five edited volumes, and over 100 articles, chapters, and reviews, including Anthropology with Carol R.

Human Evolution and Culture: Highlights of Anthropology with Carol R. Ember, Human Evolution and Culture: Highlights of Anthropology with Carol R. Ember, Human Evolution and Culture: Highlights Global Prehistory: Two Million Years of Human Existence, by Ember and Melvin Ember.

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ISBN 13	9780306462566
ISBN 10	0306462567
Title	Encyclopedia of Prehistory
Author	Peter N Peregrine
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Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Springer
Year published	2001-02-28
Number of pages	236
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