Description: Pastoralists were a vital economic and social force in ancient societies around the globe, transforming barren land into spaces of fecund potential while connecting mobile and sedentary communities across great distances. Drawing from rich archaeological records in Asia, Africa, and Europe, Isotopic Investigations of Pastoralism in Prehistory
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Fourth in the 'Themes in Contemporary Archaeology' series produced by the European Association of Archaeologists, it is a solid contribution to the bookshelves of anyone interested in learning more about ways of reconstructing past seasonal mobility. Throughout each of the 10 chapters, multi-scalar approaches are employed to address a diverse range of research questions. It is a well-balanced volume, with some chapters more extensively reviewing relevant literature, model-building using modern data or presenting archaeological case studies. It should prove a useful reference volume for the libraries of those working in related research areas. The book itself is of high-quality production, with clear figures and comprehensive bibliographies.
-Suzanne E. Pilaar Birch, University of Georgia, USA