{"product_id":"thoughtful-foragers-a-study-of-prehistoric-decision-making-paperback-9780521102889","title":"Thoughtful Foragers; A Study of Prehistoric Decision Making (Paperback \/ softback) 9780521102889","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThoughtful Foragers\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eA Study of Prehistoric Decision Making\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThoughtful Foragers is about hunter-gatherer decision making.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eSteven J. Mithen (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521102889, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 12 March 2009\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e304 pages\u003cbr\u003e24.4 x 17 x 1.6 cm, 0.49 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThoughtful Foragers is about hunter-gatherer decision making. The author explores the implications of the human mind as a product of biological evolution for the way in which humans solve foraging problems. He draws on studies form ethology, psychology and ethnography prior to turning his attention to prehistoric hunter-gatherers. He attempts to construct explanations for patterns in the archaeological record by an explicit focus on decision making by individuals. Thoughtful Foragers will appeal to specialists in European prehistory as well as to those interested in archaeological theory and method. It makes some very significant advances, which will be of real importance for the field of evolutionary theory in relation to human evolution and the evaluation of human social systems.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eList of figures\u003cbr\u003e List of tables\u003cbr\u003e 1. Introduction\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Learning from the present: 2. The eco-psychology of decision making\u003cbr\u003e 3. The ethnography of hunter-gatherer decision making\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Mesolithic foraging and society: 4. Broken bones and buried bodies: patterns in the archaeological record\u003cbr\u003e 5. Gearing up with methodological tools: building a simulation model\u003cbr\u003e 6. Decision making in the Mesolithic: multiple action replays\u003cbr\u003e Part III. Upper Palaeolithic Art and Economy\u003cbr\u003e 7. Seeking the decision maker: faunal assemblages and hunting behaviour\u003cbr\u003e 8. Through a hunter's eyes … and into his mind?\u003cbr\u003e 9. Conclusion\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Prehistoric archaeology [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Prehistoric archaeology\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Prehistoric%20archaeology%20%5BHDDA%5D%22\"\u003eHDDA\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46004155547928,"sku":"9780521102889","price":33.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521102889i_3a4cb6e4-1907-400b-811d-14a9330c95e1.jpg?v=1694970883","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/thoughtful-foragers-a-study-of-prehistoric-decision-making-paperback-9780521102889","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}