Human-Environment Dynamics in the Aeolian Islands during the Bronze Age: A paleodemographic model - Couverture souple

Speciale, Claudia

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1407357980 ISBN 13 : 9781407357980

Editeur : BAR Publishing, 2021

Synopsis

The book is the result of a three-year investigation on the Aeolian Islands, a volcanic archipelago consisting of seven islands in north-eastern Sicily, Italy. The author provides new information on the use of vegetal resources and exploitation of the insular landscape by human communities between the end of the third and the end of the second millennium BC. Archaeological data from the widely explored Bronze Age hut villages of Filo Braccio, Filicudi and Acropolis, Lipari are examined through the lens of archaeobotanical and paleoenvironmental data, to produce carrying capacity evaluation and propose new paleodemographic estimations. In particular, the diachronic analysis of wood architectural features and agricultural techniques highlights the possible reliance of the archipelago on external resources during some chronological phases. This monograph adds to our broader understanding of island archaeology and demographics of prehistoric communities, offering a new method for interpreting and using archaeobotanical data.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Claudia Speciale is an archaeobotanist with a particular interest in island archaeology and paleoecological studies. Her research focuses on prehistoric Sicily and the surrounding small volcanic islands. During her post-doctoral research she developed a new investigation of Ustica island and its early human colonization.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: BAR Publishing
• Date d'édition: 2021
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1407357980
• ISBN 13: 9781407357980
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 174
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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