Ebook: The Agricultural Revolution in Prehistory: Why Did Foragers Become Farmers?

Contents; Preface; List of abbreviations; 1. Introduction: Objective, Definitions, Method, and Some History; PART I. PERSON MARKING; PART II. PARADIGMATIC STRUCTURE; PART III. NUMBER INCORPORATED; PART IV. COGNATE PARADIGMS; References; List of languages according to genetic/geographical distribution; Index of names; Index of languages; Index of subjects.;This book addresses one of the most debated and least understood revolutions in the history of our species, the change from hunting and gathering to farming. Graeme Barker takes a global view, integrating an array of information from archaeology and other disciplines including anthropology, botany, climatology, genetics, linguistics, and zoology. - ;The Agricultural Revolution in Prehistory addresses one of the most debated and least understood revolutions in the history of our species, the change from hunting and gathering to farming. Graeme Barker takes a global view, and integrates a massiv.