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Author Svoboda, Jiří, 1953- author.

Title Dolní Věstonice--Pavlov : explaining Paleolithic settlements in central Europe / Jiří A. Svoboda ; English translation by Suzanne Dibble
Edition First edition
Published College Station : Texas A & M University Press, [2020]

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Description 1 online resource (324 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color), maps (chiefly color)
Series Peopling of the Americas publications
Peopling of the Americas publication
Contents The Expansion of Homo sapiens: The Paleoanthropological Context -- The Discovery of Dolní Věstonice: Research History -- A Calendar of the Ages: Chronology -- The Face of the Landscape: Paleoecology -- Hunters in the Landscape: Settlement Archeology -- Everyday Life: Paleoethnology -- Take but Do Not Exhaust: Subsistence -- Materials and Artefacts: Technology -- Before the Neolithic: Technological Innovation -- The Domestication of Features: Rituals and Symbols -- And Then Comes Death: Anthropology and Genetics -- Collapse, Survival, and Regeneration -- Appendix: Contributors to Specialized Volumes of the Dolní Věstonice Studies Series, no. 2-6, 12, 14, 18, 21
Summary "Richly illustrated throughout, including beautiful color renderings of scenes from Paleolithic life suggested by Svoboda's research, this first English translation of Dolní Věstonice-Pavlov: Explaining Paleolithic Settlements in Central Europe is sure to provide not only vital information for scholars, researchers, and students but also insightful and thought-provoking background for interested general readers"-- Provided by publisher
Notes Translated from the Czech
"Peopling of the Americas publication."
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Print version record
Subject Excavations (Archaeology) -- Czech Republic -- Dolní Věstonice Site
Hunting and gathering societies -- Czech Republic -- Dolní Věstonice Site
Human remains (Archaeology) -- Czech Republic -- Dolní Věstonice Site
Paleolithic period -- Czech Republic -- Dolní Věstonice Site
Social Science / Archaeology.
Social Science / Sociology.
Antiquities
Excavations (Archaeology)
Human remains (Archaeology)
Hunting and gathering societies
Paleolithic period
SUBJECT Pavlov Hills (Czech Republic) -- Antiquities
Dolní Věstonice Site (Czech Republic) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh88002978
Subject Czech Republic -- Dolní Věstonice Site
Czech Republic -- Pavlov Hills
Form Electronic book
Author Dibble, Suzanne, translator.
ISBN 9781623498122
1623498120
Other Titles Dolní Věstonice--Pavlov. English