The Environmental Approach to Prehistoric Studies: Concepts and Theories
Author: Smyntyna O.V.1
Source: History and Theory, Volume 42, Number 4, December 2003 , pp. 44-59(16)
Publisher: Blackwell Publishing
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Abstract:
This article examines the main approaches to prehistoric environmental studies. The history of theories and concepts used in contemporary prehistory, archaeology, cultural and social anthropology, ecology, sociology, psychology, and demography is discussed. The author concludes with a plea for the concept of living space as a way to address certain problems in interdisciplinary studies of prehistoric societies.Document Type: Research article
DOI: 10.1046/j.1468-2303.2003.00256.x
Affiliations: 1: Mechnikov National University, Odessa, Ukraine
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