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Archaeology has always been marked by its particular care, obligation, and loyalty to things. While archaeologists may not share similar perspectives or practices, they find common ground in their concern for objects monumental and mundane. This book considers the myriad ways that archaeologists engage with things in order to craft stories, both big and small, concerning our relations with materials and the nature of the past. Literally the "science of old things," archaeology does not discover the past as it was but must work with what remains. Such work involves the tangible mediation of past and present, of people and their cultural fabric, for things cannot be separated from society. Things are us. This book does not set forth a sweeping new theory. It does not seek to transform the discipline of archaeology. Rather, it aims to understand precisely what archaeologists do and to urge practitioners toward a renewed focus on and care for things.

Material culture. --- Archaeology. --- Culture --- Folklore --- Technology --- Archeology --- Anthropology --- Auxiliary sciences of history --- History --- Antiquities --- anthropology. --- archaeological phenomenons. --- archaeology books. --- books for history lovers. --- books for science lovers. --- bronze age. --- coffee table books. --- distraction for kids. --- easy to read. --- engaging. --- evolution of archaeology. --- history of archaeology. --- history of culture. --- home school science books. --- informative books. --- nonfiction books. --- page turner. --- philosophical discussion. --- science and math. --- science of old things. --- society and archaeology. --- theories of archaeology. --- what is archaeology.

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Ecology is the centerpiece of many of the most important decisions that face humanity. Roots of Ecology documents the deep ancestry of this now enormously important science from the early ideas of Herodotos, Plato, and Pliny, up through those of Linnaeus and Darwin, to those that inspired Ernst Haeckel's mid-nineteenth-century neologism ecology. Based on a long-running series of regularly published columns, this important work gathers a vast literature illustrating the development of ecological and environmental concepts, ideas, and creative thought that has led to our modern view of ecology. Roots of Ecology should be on every ecologist's shelf.

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This book tells the sweeping story of the role that East African savannas played in human evolution, how people, livestock, and wildlife interact in the region today, and how these relationships might shift as the climate warms, the world globalizes, and human populations grow.Our ancient human ancestors were nurtured by African savannas, which today support pastoral peoples and the last remnants of great Pleistocene herds of large mammals. Why has this wildlife thrived best where they live side-by-side with humans? Ecologist Robin S. Reid delves into the evidence to find that herding is often compatible with wildlife, and that pastoral land use sometimes enriches savanna landscapes and encourages biodiversity. Her balanced, scientific, and accessible examination of the current state of the relationships among the region's wildlife and people holds critical lessons for the future of conservation around the world.

Savanna ecology --- Land use --- Pastoral systems --- Savannas --- Campos --- Grasslands --- Savannahs --- Tropical grasslands --- Plains --- Herding systems --- Pastoralism --- Animal culture --- Livestock systems --- Herders --- Herding --- Land --- Land utilization --- Use of land --- Utilization of land --- Economics --- Land cover --- Landscape assessment --- NIMBY syndrome --- Ecology --- Environmental aspects --- african biodiversity. --- african culture. --- african environment. --- african history. --- african society. --- african wildlife. --- aspca. --- books for history lovers. --- books for science lovers. --- conservation of environment. --- discussion books. --- east africa. --- easy to read. --- ecology. --- educational books. --- engaging. --- evolution of life. --- home school education books. --- human evolution. --- importance of environment. --- learning from experts. --- leisure reads. --- life in africa. --- life sciences. --- politics and history. --- population growth. --- protect the animals. --- wildlife vs livestock.

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How can we bring together the study of genes, embryos and fossils? Embryos in Deep Time is a critical synthesis of the study of individual development in fossils. It brings together an up-to-date review of concepts from comparative anatomy, ecology and developmental genetics, and examples of different kinds of animals from diverse geological epochs and geographic areas.Can fossil embryos demonstrate evolutionary changes in reproductive modes? How have changes in ocean chemistry in the past affected the development of marine organisms? What can the microstructure of fossil bone and teeth reveal about maturation time, longevity and changes in growth phases? This book addresses these and other issues and documents with numerous examples and illustrations how fossils provide evidence not only of adult anatomy but also of the life history of individuals at different growth stages. The central topic of Biology today-the transformations occurring during the life of an organism and the mechanisms behind them-is addressed in an integrative manner for extinct animals.

Developmental genetics. --- Embryos. --- Paleobiology. --- Developmental biology --- Embryology --- Genetics --- Growth --- Animal embryos --- Animals --- Palaeobiology --- Biology --- Paleontology --- Embryos --- Vertebrates, Fossil --- Ontogeny. --- Developmental biology. --- Evolution (Biology) --- Comparative embryology. --- Embryology, Comparative --- Ontogenesis --- Animal evolution --- Biological evolution --- Darwinism --- Evolutionary biology --- Evolutionary science --- Origin of species --- Evolution --- Biological fitness --- Homoplasy --- Natural selection --- Phylogeny --- Development (Biology) --- Ontogeny --- Chordata, Fossil --- archaeological history. --- archaeology. --- books about biology. --- books about science. --- books for science lovers. --- culture and biology. --- distractions for kids. --- easy to read. --- engaging. --- fossil embryos development. --- fossils and bones. --- historical. --- history. --- learning from experts. --- learning while reading. --- leisure reads. --- nonfiction intrigue. --- page turner. --- paleontology. --- science and math. --- study of embryos. --- study of fossils. --- study of genes. --- things to do during quarantine. --- zoology.

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To Life! Eco Art in Pursuit of a Sustainable Planet documents the burgeoning eco art movement from A to Z, presenting a panorama of artistic responses to environmental concerns, from Ant Farm's anti-consumer antics in the 1970s to Marina Zurkow's 2007 animation that anticipates the havoc wreaked upon the planet by global warming. This text is the first international survey of twentieth and twenty-first-century artists who are transforming the global challenges facing humanity and the Earth's diverse living systems. Their pioneering explorations are situated at today's cultural, scientific, economic, spiritual, and ethical frontiers. The text guides students of art, design, environmental studies, and interdisciplinary studies to integrate environmental awareness, responsibility, and activism into their professional and personal lives.

Ecology in art. --- Environmental protection in art. --- Environment (Art) --- Art, Modern --- Contemporary art --- Modernism (Art) --- Affichistes (Group of artists) --- Fluxus (Group of artists) --- Schule der Neuen Prächtigkeit (Group of artists) --- Zero (Group of artists) --- Assemblage (Art) --- Art --- photographs --- sculpture [visual works] --- outdoor sculpture --- installations [visual works] --- ecology --- community art --- performance art --- mixed media --- ecological art --- Ballengée, Brandon --- Catts, Oron --- Chu Yun --- Franceschini, Amy --- Hansen, Heiko --- HeHe --- Beuys, Joseph --- Eke, Bright Ugochukwu --- Easterby, Caitlin --- Pascoe, Simon --- Fournier, Nicole --- Bayer, Herbert --- Chin, Mel --- Beehive Design Collective [Machias, Me] --- Red Earth --- Ant Farm --- Critical Art Ensemble --- SUPERFLEX [Copenhagen] --- biodiversity. --- books for science lovers. --- climate change. --- coffee table books. --- conservation of planet earth. --- creating a sustainable planet. --- easy to read. --- eco art. --- educational books. --- environmental awareness. --- environmental ecology. --- environmental information. --- environmental studies. --- fact not opinion. --- global warming. --- great for reluctant readers. --- historical information. --- homeschool science books. --- importance of going green. --- interesting books. --- learning from experts. --- modern art. --- new art. --- nonfiction books. --- science and art. --- kunst en wetenschap --- leefmilieu --- natuurbescherming --- natuurbehoud --- environment [earth sciences concept]