Prehistoric hunter-gatherers
Book written by archaeologists on the subject of culture change and complexity. Focuses specifically on the emergence of cultural complexity among hunter-gatherers. Highlights the variety of adaptations that characterize prehistoric hunter-gatherers as well as delineating some of the primary features of social complexity. Includes a chapter: Whaling as an organizing focus in northwestern Alaskan Eskimo societies by Glenn W. Sheehan.
Hunting and gathering societiesPrehistoric peoplesCongressesSocial evolutionCultural AnthropologyCross-Cultural ComparisonPrehistoric peoples--congressesSocial evolution--congressesHunting and gathering societies--congressesAnthropology, culturalCross-cultural comparisonGn741 .p74 1985