The Paleoanthropology and Archaeology of Big-Game Hunting Protein, F
Since its inception, paleoanthropology has been closely wedded to the idea that big-game hunting by our hominin ancestors arose, first and foremost, as a means for acquiring energy and vital nutrients. This assumption has rarely been questioned, and seems
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John D. Speth
The Paleoanthropology and Archaeology of Big-Game Hunting Protein, Fat, or Politics?
The Paleoanthropology and Archaeology of Big-Game Hunting
INTERDISCIPLINARY CONTRIBUTIONS TO ARCHAEOLOGY Series Editor: Jelmer Eerkens, University of California, Davis, CA, USA Founding Editor: Roy S. Dickens, Jr. Late of University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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John D. Speth
The Paleoanthropology and Archaeology of Big-Game Hunting Protein, Fat, or Politics?
John D. Speth Museum of Anthropology University of Michigan 4013 Museums Building Ann Arbor, MI, 48109-1079 USA [email protected]
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