Tekijä: John D. Speth; William J. Parry Kustantaja: The University of Michigan Press (1978) Saatavuus: | Arvioimme, että tuote lähetetään meiltä noin 1-3 viikossa
Tekijä: John D. Speth; William J. Parry Kustantaja: The University of Michigan Press (1980) Saatavuus: | Arvioimme, että tuote lähetetään meiltä noin 1-3 viikossa
Tekijä: Thomas R. Rocek; John D. Speth Kustantaja: The University of Michigan Press (1986) Saatavuus: | Arvioimme, että tuote lähetetään meiltä noin 1-3 viikossa
Tekijä: William J. Parry; John D. Speth Kustantaja: The University of Michigan Press (1984) Saatavuus: | Arvioimme, että tuote lähetetään meiltä noin 1-3 viikossa
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 intuitively obvious—meat is a nutrient-rich food with the ideal array of amino acids, and big animals provide meat in large, convenient packages. Through new research, the author of this volume provides a strong argument that the primary goals of big-game hunting were actually social and political—increasing hunter’s prestige and standing—and that the nutritional component was just an added bonus.
Through a comprehensive, interdisciplinary research approach, the author examines the historical and current perceptions of protein as an important nutrient source, the biological impact of a high-protein diet and the evidence of this in the archaeological record, and provides a compelling reexamination of this long-held conclusion.
This volume will be of interest to researchers in Archaeology, Evolutionary Biology, and Paleoanthropology, particularly those studying diet and nutrition.
