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Companion to Ancient Agriculture
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(Blackwell
Companions to the Ancient World) 1st edition
by David Hollander
(Editor), Timothy Howe (Editor)
The first book-length overview of agricultural development in
the ancient world
A Companion to Ancient Agriculture is an authoritative overview of the
history and development of agriculture in the ancient world. Focusing primarily
on the Near East and Mediterranean regions, this unique text explores the
cultivation of the soil and rearing of animals through centuries of human
civilization—from the Neolithic beginnings of agriculture to Late Antiquity.
Chapters written by the leading scholars in their fields present a
multidisciplinary examination of the agricultural methods and influences that
have enabled humans to survive and prosper.
Consisting
of thirty-one chapters, the Companion presents essays on a
range of topics that include economic-political, anthropological,
zooarchaeological, ethnobotanical, and archaeobotanical investigation of
ancient agriculture. Chronologically-organized chapters offer in-depth
discussions of agriculture in Bronze Age Egypt and Mesopotamia, Hellenistic
Greece and Imperial Rome, Iran and Central Asia, and other regions. Sections on
comparative agricultural history discuss agriculture in the Indian subcontinent
and prehistoric China while an insightful concluding section helps readers
understand ancient agriculture from a modern perspective.
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Fills the need for a full-length biophysical and social overview
of ancient agriculture
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Provides clear accounts of the current state of research written
by experts in their respective areas
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Places ancient Mediterranean agriculture in conversation with
contemporary practice in Eastern and Southern Asia
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Includes coverage of analysis of stable isotopes in ancient
agricultural cultivation
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Offers plentiful illustrations, references, case studies, and
further reading suggestions
A Companion to Ancient Agriculture is a much-needed resource for advanced
students, instructors, scholars, and researchers in fields such as agricultural
history, ancient economics, and in broader disciplines including classics,
archaeology, and ancient history.
DETAILS:
Year: 2021
Pages: 713
Language: English
Format: PDF
Size: 14 MB
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
ISBN-10: 1119574420, 1118970926
ISBN-13: 978-1119574422, 978-1118970928
ASIN: B08N9CWJVS
Tag: A Companion to Ancient Agriculture
