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General History of Africa. I. Methodology and African Prehistory
Journal of Archaeological Science 1982, 9, 1 I l-l 12
Book Notes
Adaptive Radiations in Prehistoric Panama. Edited by 0. F. Linares and A. J. Ranere. 1980. 530 pp. Cambridge: Peabody Museum Monographs: 5. $20.00. This is a collection of 16 separate contributions (and 20 site and sample reports) on aspects of early Panama. The scope of the studies is wide, and there is no doubt that it will be regarded as an important reference work for this region of Central America. The volume not only considers in general the early settlements and cultures but also contemporary Amerindian societies in western Panama. Of particular interest to those in archaeological science are the sections concerned with aspects of the environmental archaeology of this area (about 113 pages), an aspect of Amerindian prehistory which is still neglected in many areas of the New World.
D.R.B. Thermoluminescence Techniques in Archaeology. Oxford: Clarendon Press. E15.50.
By Stuart Fleming.
1980. 233 pp.
Thermoluminescence is a technique with applications in medicine, radiochemistry, geology very fortunately in archaeology too. Within the last 20 years, considerable advances have made in the latter field of application, and this is clearly exemplified in this book. This important review work, designed not so much for the archaeologist at large, as for those some basic knowledge of the subject.
and been is an with
D.R.B. Atlas of Primitive Man in China. Prepared by the Institute of Vertebrate Palaeontology and Palaeoanthropology. 1980. 176 pp. Beijing, China: Science Press. Distributed by Van Nostrand Reinhold. E24.95. A remarkable collection of coloured fauna and hominid remains. Many briefly introduced.
photographs of Chinese palaeolithic have not been available previously.
sites, artifacts, some Each of the sites is
D.R.B. General History of Africa. I. Methodology and African Prehistory. Edited by J. Ki-Zerbo. 1981. 819 pp. Paris: Unesco. g13.50. This is the first of an eight volume series, which will clearly be a major reference set. The first three books will consider Africa from prehistory to the 11th century AD. This first volume is notable for its science content, with chapters on dating in relation to African archaeological problems, historical geography, chronology, hominid evolution, origins of agriculture and early exploitation of metals.
D.R.B.
111
Book Notes
Adaptive Radiations in Prehistoric Panama. Edited by 0. F. Linares and A. J. Ranere. 1980. 530 pp. Cambridge: Peabody Museum Monographs: 5. $20.00. This is a collection of 16 separate contributions (and 20 site and sample reports) on aspects of early Panama. The scope of the studies is wide, and there is no doubt that it will be regarded as an important reference work for this region of Central America. The volume not only considers in general the early settlements and cultures but also contemporary Amerindian societies in western Panama. Of particular interest to those in archaeological science are the sections concerned with aspects of the environmental archaeology of this area (about 113 pages), an aspect of Amerindian prehistory which is still neglected in many areas of the New World.
D.R.B. Thermoluminescence Techniques in Archaeology. Oxford: Clarendon Press. E15.50.
By Stuart Fleming.
1980. 233 pp.
Thermoluminescence is a technique with applications in medicine, radiochemistry, geology very fortunately in archaeology too. Within the last 20 years, considerable advances have made in the latter field of application, and this is clearly exemplified in this book. This important review work, designed not so much for the archaeologist at large, as for those some basic knowledge of the subject.
and been is an with
D.R.B. Atlas of Primitive Man in China. Prepared by the Institute of Vertebrate Palaeontology and Palaeoanthropology. 1980. 176 pp. Beijing, China: Science Press. Distributed by Van Nostrand Reinhold. E24.95. A remarkable collection of coloured fauna and hominid remains. Many briefly introduced.
photographs of Chinese palaeolithic have not been available previously.
sites, artifacts, some Each of the sites is
D.R.B. General History of Africa. I. Methodology and African Prehistory. Edited by J. Ki-Zerbo. 1981. 819 pp. Paris: Unesco. g13.50. This is the first of an eight volume series, which will clearly be a major reference set. The first three books will consider Africa from prehistory to the 11th century AD. This first volume is notable for its science content, with chapters on dating in relation to African archaeological problems, historical geography, chronology, hominid evolution, origins of agriculture and early exploitation of metals.
D.R.B.
111