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All farming in prehistoric Europe ultimately came from elsewhere in one way or another, unlike the growing numbers of primary centers of domestication and agricultural origins worldwide. This fact affects every aspect of our understanding of the start of farming on the continent because it means that ultimately, domesticated plants and animals came from somewhere else, and from someone else. In an area as vast as Europe, the process by which food production becomes the predominant subsistence strategy is of course highly variable, but in a sense the outcome is the same, and has the potential for addressing more large-scale questions regarding agricultural origins. Therefore, a detailed understanding of all aspects of farming in its absolute earliest form in various regions of Europe can potentially provide a new perspective on the mechanisms by which this monumental change comes to human societies and regions.

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This book deals with the early history of agriculture in a defined part of Western Europe: the loess belt west of the river Rhine. It is a well-illustrated book that integrates existing and new information, starting with the first farmers and ending when food production was no longer the chief source of livelihood for the entire population. The loess belt was chosen because it is a region with only one type of soil and climate as these are all-important factors where farming is concerned. Subjects covered are crops, crop cultivation, livestock and livestock handling, the farm and its yard, and the farm in connection with other farms. Crop plants and animals are described, together with their origin. New tools such as the plough, wheen, wagon and scythe are introduced. Groundplans of farm buildings, the history of the outhouse and the presence or absence of hamlets are presented as well, and the impact of farming on the landscape is not forgotten. The loess belt was not an island and the world beyond its boundaries was important for new ideas, new materials and new people. Summarising six millennia of agriculture, the thinking in terms of the Western European loess belt as one agricultural-cultural unit seems justified. Audience: This book will be of interest to researchers in archaeology, history and agriculture, and to landscape engineers. .

Agriculture, Prehistoric --- Landscape archaeology --- Archaeology --- Cultural landscapes --- Prehistoric agriculture --- Prehistoric peoples --- Agriculture --- Food --- Archaeology. --- History. --- Agriculture. --- Geography. --- History, general. --- Geography, general. --- Cosmography --- Earth sciences --- World history --- Farming --- Husbandry --- Industrial arts --- Life sciences --- Food supply --- Land use, Rural --- Annals --- Auxiliary sciences of history --- Archeology --- Anthropology --- History --- Antiquities

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Agriculture --- Agriculture préhistorique --- Agriculture traditionnelle --- Agriculture, Prehistoric --- Agriculture, Prehistoric. --- Prehistoric peoples --- Prehistoric peoples. --- Congrès. --- Origin --- Congresses. --- Origin. --- Origines --- 63 <09> --- 63 --- 93 --- 631.9 --- 572 --- 39 --- 902 --- 903 --- (3) --- 63 <09> History of agriculture --- History of agriculture --- Prehistoric agriculture --- Farming --- Husbandry --- Industrial arts --- Life sciences --- Food supply --- Land use, Rural --- Congresses --- Origin&delete& --- Food --- Agriculture - Congresses --- Agriculture primitive --- Histoire

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The prehistoric agricultural systems of the New World provided the foundations for a diverse set of complex social developments ranging from the puebloan societies of the American Southwest to the archaic state polities of Mesoamerica and the Andean region. From the tropical forests of Central America to the arid environments or northern New Mexico, Native American farmers made use of a distinctive set of cultigens and cropping systems that supported-with varying degrees of success-growing populations and expanding economies. Lacking most domesticated animals, so important to the mi

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This fascinating study explores how our prehistoric ancestors developed rituals from everyday life and domestic activities. This book examines farming, craft production and the occupation of houses, which were all ritualized in prehistoric Europe.

Rites and ceremonies, Prehistoric --- Architecture, Prehistoric --- Agriculture, Prehistoric --- Tools, Prehistoric --- Human remains (Archaeology) --- Antiquities, Prehistoric --- Bioarchaeology --- Skeletal remains (Archaeology) --- Human skeleton --- Primate remains (Archaeology) --- Implements, Prehistoric --- Implements, utensils, etc., Prehistoric --- Prehistoric implements --- Prehistoric tools --- Prehistoric agriculture --- Prehistoric peoples --- Prehistoric architecture --- Prehistoric rites and ceremonies --- Agriculture --- Food --- Architecture, Primitive