{"product_id":"mixed-harvest-stories-from-the-human-past-9781789206111","title":"Mixed Harvest: Stories from the Human Past","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eShort stories about the deep past and those who lived through millennia of exploration, hardship, and uncertainty during the evolution of farming. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \tWinner of the 2019 Nautilus Book Award, Multicultural and Indigenous\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t“Swigart is to be congratulated for giving us a series of connected short stories that are both entertaining and educational. The book is accurately grounded in archaeological facts, and its individual stories are thoroughly believable. Its particular format should be emulated by all those wishing to blend fact and fiction, not just as entertainment but as education, too.”—\u003cem\u003eJournal of Eastern Mediterranean Archaeology and Heritage Studies\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \tIn unforgettable stories of the human journey, a combination of compelling storytelling and well-researched archaeology underscore an excavation into the deep past of human development and its consequences. Through a first encounter between a Neanderthal woman and the Modern Human to the emergence and destruction of the world’s first cities, \u003cem\u003eMixed Harvest\u003c\/em\u003e tells the tale of the Neolithic Revolution, also called the (First) Agricultural Revolution, the most significant event since modern humans emerged. Rob Swigart’s latest work humanizes the rapid transition to agriculture and pastoralism with a grounding in the archaeological record.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eFrom the introduction:\u003cbr\u003e \tIn the space of a few thousand years agriculture dominated the earth. We live with it all around us. History began, cities soared, the landscape was crisscrossed with roads…. Each story is prefaced by a short introduction and followed by some context in order to stitch the narrative together. Some stories are linked, but most are independent. The stories are gathered into three chapters: “Shelter,” “House,” and “Home.” These represent a progression in where we lived, a series of transformations in technology and consciousness.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \t\u003cem\u003e“Swigart is to be congratulated for giving us a series of connected short stories that are both entertaining and educational. The book is accurately grounded in archaeological facts, and its individual stories are thoroughly believable. Its particular format should be emulated by all those wishing to blend fact and fiction, not just as entertainment but as education, too.”\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e• Journal of Eastern Mediterranean Archaeology and Heritage Studies\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cem\u003e“Rob Swigart has written a most remarkable and imaginative short story collection. It is remarkable for its enthralling, in-depth portrayal of the lives of humans from their emergence as distinct beings… Each of these stories is told, not only with an acute sense of informed historicity and scientific accuracy, but with engaging writing. Reading these stories was not only an evocative intellectual experience but a heartfelt emotional one as well. It is the work of a master storyteller. Swigart brings the stories so alive one feels a part of them—as if you, I, we, truly are…A magnificent and often extraordinary sequence of stories.”\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e• Jack B. Rochester, JackBoston.com\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cem\u003e“\u003c\/em\u003eMixed Harvest \u003cem\u003eis an unexpected take on human origins and early human societies, blending deftly written short stories with brief nonfiction segments… Readers will leave with a strong emotional grounding in the anthropological and archaeological record, and a large number of informational and thematic touchpoints for understanding this history.”\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e• Joey Eschrich\u003c\/strong\u003e, Arizona State University\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \tPreface\u003cbr\u003e \tAcknowledgments\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eI. Shelter\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \t     Prelude: The Pit of Bones\u003cbr\u003e \t     Bringer\u003cbr\u003e \t     The Horse Hunters\u003cbr\u003e \t     Strife\u003cbr\u003e \t     Judgment\u003cbr\u003e \t     Drummer\u003cbr\u003e \t     In Darkness\u003cbr\u003e \t     Boy and Leaf\u003cbr\u003e \t     The Snail Creek Shaman\u003cbr\u003e \t     Raising Stone\u003cbr\u003e \t     Feasting\u003cbr\u003e \t     Waters Bitter and Sweet\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eII. House\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \t     Frozen Tears\u003cbr\u003e \t     Tracks\u003cbr\u003e \t     The Journey\u003cbr\u003e \t     Mud People\u003cbr\u003e \t     Motherbaby\u003cbr\u003e \t     The Beast Without\u003cbr\u003e \t     The Beast Within\u003cbr\u003e \t     Of Pots and Plans\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eIII. Home\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \t     An Introduction to Origins\u003cbr\u003e \t     The Need for Walls\u003cbr\u003e \t     The House of Heaven\u003cbr\u003e \t     Scribe\u003cbr\u003e \t     New Year\u003cbr\u003e \t     Borders\u003cbr\u003e \t     Descendants\u003cbr\u003e \t     Empire’s Poet\u003cbr\u003e \t     Lamentation\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eAfterword\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \tSuggested Reading\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Berghahn Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51042559459671,"sku":"9781789206111","price":118.8,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781789206111.jpg?v=1750954640","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/mixed-harvest-stories-from-the-human-past-9781789206111","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}