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[New ed.]. |
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1 online resource (xvii, 224 pages) : illustrations, maps |
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Originally published: Washington : Smithsonian Institution Press, ©1992. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction / C. Wesley Cowan and Patty Jo Watson -- Prehistoric plant domestication in East Asia / Gary W. Crawford -- The origins of plant cultivation in the Near East / Naomi F. Miller -- Indigenous African agriculture / Jack R. Harlan -- The origins of crop agriculture in Europe / Robin W. Dennell -- Prehistoric plant husbandry in eastern North America / Bruce D. Smith -- Earliest plant cultivation in the desert borderlands of North America / Paul E. Minnis -- The origins of agriculture in Mesoamerica and Central America / Emily McClung de Tapia -- The origins of plant cultivation in South America / Deborah M. Pearsall -- Some concluding remarks / C. Wesley Cowan and Patty Jo Watson. |
| Summary |
The eight case studies in this book -- each a synthesis of available knowledge about the origins of agriculture in a specific region of the globe -- enable scholars in diverse disciplines to examine humanity's transition to agricultural societies. Contributors include: Gary W. Crawford, Robin W. Dennell, and Jack R. Harlan. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
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Agriculture -- Origin -- Congresses.
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Agriculture, Prehistoric -- Congresses.
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Plant remains (Archaeology) -- Congresses.
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Prehistoric peoples -- Food -- Congresses.
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Agriculture -- Agronomy -- Crop Science. |
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Agriculture -- Agronomy -- General. |
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Agriculture -- Origin. |
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Agriculture, Prehistoric. |
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Plant remains (Archaeology) |
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Prehistoric peoples -- Food. |
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Landbouw. |
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Ontstaansgeschiedenis. |
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Prehistorie. |
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Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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Conference papers and proceedings.
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Benco, Nancy L.
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Cowan, C. Wesley, 1951-
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Watson, Patty Jo, 1932-
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Origins of agriculture. [New ed.]. Tuscaloosa : University of Alabama Press, ©2006 0817353496 9780817353490 (DLC) 2005035142 (OCoLC)62525104 |
| ISBN |
9780817382704 (electronic bk.) |
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0817382704 (electronic bk.) |
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0817353496 |
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9780817353490 |
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