Description
Book SynopsisThis book combines archaeological, palaeoanthropological, and paleogenetic data to present a unique demographic perspective on this period of early prehistory, combining social and evolutionary approaches. It will be of interest to advanced students and researchers in archaeology and biological anthropology.
Table of Contents1. Towards a Social Palaeodemography of Early Prehistory; 2. Stones, Bones, and Genes: A Palaeodemographic Database; 3. Hunter-Gatherer Demography; 4. Visitation: The First European Populations (~1.8 million-300,000 years ago); 5. Residency: The Neanderthals and their Neighbours (~300,000-40,000 years ago); 6. Expansion: The Arrival of Homo Sapiens and the Extinction of the Neanderthals (~50,000 years ago-35,000 years ago); 7. Intensification: Mid-to-Late Upper Palaeolithic Population Dynamics (~35,000 years ago-15,000 years ago); 8. Palaeolithic Europe: Demography and Society.
