Book contents
- Subsistence and Society in Prehistory
- Subsistence and Society in Prehistory
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Table
- Preface
- Chapter 1 Introduction
- Chapter 2 Is Determinism Dead?
- Chapter 3 Incorporating New Methods I: The Stable Isotope Revolution
- Chapter 4 Incorporating New Methods II: Residue Chemistry
- Chapter 5 Incorporating New Methods III: Answering Palaeoeconomic Questions with Molecular Genetics
- Chapter 6 Incorporating New Methods IV: Phytoliths and Starch Grains in the Tropics and Beyond
- Chapter 7 Integrated Case Study I: Early Farming in Central Europe
- Chapter 8 Integrated Case Study II: Horse Domestication and the Origins of Pastoralism in Central Asia
- Chapter 9 Conclusion
- References
- Index
Chapter 9 - Conclusion
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 03 October 2019
- Subsistence and Society in Prehistory
- Subsistence and Society in Prehistory
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Table
- Preface
- Chapter 1 Introduction
- Chapter 2 Is Determinism Dead?
- Chapter 3 Incorporating New Methods I: The Stable Isotope Revolution
- Chapter 4 Incorporating New Methods II: Residue Chemistry
- Chapter 5 Incorporating New Methods III: Answering Palaeoeconomic Questions with Molecular Genetics
- Chapter 6 Incorporating New Methods IV: Phytoliths and Starch Grains in the Tropics and Beyond
- Chapter 7 Integrated Case Study I: Early Farming in Central Europe
- Chapter 8 Integrated Case Study II: Horse Domestication and the Origins of Pastoralism in Central Asia
- Chapter 9 Conclusion
- References
- Index
Summary
Chapter 9 concludes by revisiting the key ideas of the palaeoeconomy school to evaluate their continued relevance and also discusses how to strike the best balance in theoretical approach between economic, environmental, social and cultural factors. The volume ends with a discussion of up and coming challenges and opportunities in the field.
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- Subsistence and Society in PrehistoryNew Directions in Economic Archaeology, pp. 195 - 208Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2019