Publication

2005 - Blackwell Pub., Malden, MA, Massachusetts

Language

English

Word Count

90,000 words, Guess

Page Count

360 pages

Identifiers

and 1 more
  • LibraryThing710405

Classifications

  • LCCGN799.A4 B45 2005

Alternate Titles

  • Origins of agricultural societies

Description

"First Farmers examines the reasons for the multiple primary origins of agriculture, looks at relations between hunter-gatherers and farmers, and addresses issues of agricultural adoption, the origins and dispersal histories of language families, and the dispersal histories of biological populations. Bellwood offers discussion of regional agricultural origins in, and dispersals out of, these areas: the Middle East, central Africa, China, New Guinea, Mesoamerica, and the northern Andes. The linguistic survey covers the origins and dispersals of major language families such as Indo-European, Austronesian, Sino-Tibetan, Niger-Congo, and Uto-Aztecan."--BOOK JACKET

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  • The first farmers: the origins of agricultural societiesBlackwell Pub.2005-01-01

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