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Continent of Hunter-Gatherers : New Perspectives in Australian Prehistory (Cambridge World Archaeology S.)
Continent of HunterGatherers New Perspectives in Australian Prehistory - Cambridge World Archaeology S. Author:Harry Lourandos This book challenges traditional perceptions of Australian Aboriginal prehistory: that environment is the major determinant of hunter-gatherers; that Aborigines were egalitarian and culturally homogeneous; that they experienced few economic and demographic changes. Lourandos argues that their social and economic processes were complex and that t... more »he prehistory period was dynamic. Lourandos considers colonization, Tasmanian Aborigines, the role of fire, the intensification debate, plant exploitation and other prehistoric hunter-gatherer societies.« less