Faunal Extinction in an Island Society Pygmy Hippopotamus Hunters of Cyprus /

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Simmons, Alan H. (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Boston, MA : Springer US, 2002.
• Σειρά: Interdisciplinary Contributions to Archaeology,
• Θέματα: Social sciences.; Culture > Study and teaching.; History.; Anthropology.; Archaeology.; Social Sciences.; History, general.; Regional and Cultural Studies.

The multidisciplinary research program at Akrotiri Aetokremnos is important, in my op- ion, for three reasons: two empirical and one conceptual. Quite apart from the archaeology, work at the site is a major contribution to island biogeography, in that the Phanourios sample—certainly the best from Cy...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• and Research Context
• Site Description, Research Design, and Methodology
• Stratigraphy and Sedimentology
• Archaeological Stratigraphy
• Cultural Features and Loci
• The Artifact Assemblage from Aetokremnos
• The Faunal Assemblages
• The Dating of Akortiri Aetokremnos
• Specialized Analyses
• Additional Archaeological Investigations on the Akrotiri Peninsula
• A Comparative Study of the Aetokremnos Chipped Stone
• Bitter Hippos of Cyprus?
• The Function of Akrotiri Aetokremnos and Its Place in Colonization and Extinction Events.