{"product_id":"first-farmers-the-origins-of-agricultural-societies-paperback","title":"First Farmers: The Origins of Agricultural Societies - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePeter Bellwood\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFirst Farmers: the Origins of Agricultural Societies\u003c\/i\u003e offers readers an understanding of the origins and histories of early agricultural populations in all parts of the world.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eUses data from archaeology, comparative linguistics, and biological anthropology to cover developments over the past 12,000 years\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExamines the reasons for the multiple primary origins of agriculture\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFocuses on agricultural origins in and dispersals out of the Middle East, central Africa, China, New Guinea, Mesoamerica and the northern Andes\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCovers the origins and dispersals of major language families such as Indo-European, Austronesian, Sino-Tibetan, Niger-Congo and Uto-Aztecan\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eFirst Farmers\u003c\/i\u003e examines the reasons for the multiple primary origins of agriculture, looks at relations between hunter-gatherers and farmers, and addresses issues of agricultural adoption, the origins and dispersal histories of language families, and the dispersal histories of biological populations. Bellwood offers discussion of regional agricultural origins in, and dispersals out of, these areas: the Middle East, central Africa, China, New Guinea, Mesoamerica, and the northern Andes. The linguistic survey covers the origins and dispersals of major language families such as Indo-European, Austronesian, Sino-Tibetan, Niger-Congo, and Uto-Aztecan.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePeter Bellwood\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Archaeology at the Australian National University. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eExamining the Farming\/Language Dispersal Hypothesis\u003c\/i\u003e (co-edited with Colin Renfrew, 2003), \u003ci\u003ePrehistory of the Indo-Malaysian Archipelago\u003c\/i\u003e (2nd edition 1997), \u003ci\u003eThe Polynesians: Prehistory of an Island People\u003c\/i\u003e (1987), and \u003ci\u003eMan's Conquest of the Pacific: The Prehistory of Southeast Asia and Oceania\u003c\/i\u003e (1986).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 360\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.08 x 9.16 x 7.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 30, 2004\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42132655505543,"sku":"9780631205661","price":109.71,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/3a80f2c799441ba88be3f8075939356e.webp?v=1732628214","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/first-farmers-the-origins-of-agricultural-societies-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}