The Paleoanthropology and Archaeology of Big-Game Hunting
Protein, Fat, or Politics?
Since its inception, paleoanthropology has been closely wedded to the idea that big-game hunting by our hominin ancestors arose, first and foremost, as a means for acquiring energy and vital nutrients. This assumption has rarely been questioned, and seems intuitively obvious-meat is a nutrient-rich food with the ideal array of amino acids, and big animals provide meat in large, convenient packages. Through new research, the author of this volume provides a strong argument that the primary goals of big-game hunting were actually social and political-increasing hunter's prestige and standing-and that the nutritional component was just an added…
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-1-4419-6733-6
- EAN: 9781441967336
- Produktnummer: 13914286
- Verlag: Springer-Verlag GmbH
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2010
- Seitenangabe: 233 S.
- Plattform: PDF
- Masse: 6'124 KB
- Auflage: 2010
- Abbildungen: 20 schwarz-weiße Abbildungen, 20 schwarz-weiße Tabellen, Bibliographie
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