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Author:   Patrick Roberts (Group Leader of the Stable Isotope Laboratory, Group Leader of the Stable Isotope Laboratory, Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Oxford University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 16.30cm , Height: 2.40cm , Length: 23.90cm
Weight:   0.001kg
ISBN:  

9780198818496

ISBN 10:   0198818491
Pages:   368
Publication Date:   24 January 2019
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

1: Introducing Tropical Forests in Prehistory, History, and Modernity 2: Tropical forests: Natural history, diversity, and potential as theatres of human adaptation and negotiation 3: Cradle under the canopy: The forest origins of our ape and hominin ancestors and the tropical forest forays of the genus Homo 4: Into the woods: Early Homo sapiens and tropical forest colonisation 5: Tropical bounties: The emergence of tropical forest agricultures 6: 'Ruins' of the forest: Social complexity and tropical cities 7: The last in a long line: Historical and ethnographic tropical forest encounters 8: The tropical 'Anthropocene': A modern battleground or long-term framework? 9: Forests of plenty?: Comparisons and conclusions

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This book is clearly designed to influence archaeologists to see beyond the ruins that make great tourist attractions, but also for anthropologists, historians, and natural scientists, especially conservationists. I think it should be required reading for all conservationists, especially for those who still think in terms of wilderness. This will become an important book for all undergraduate and graduate courses with some kind of interest in humans and their impact on the planet. * Charles R. Clement, Bioscience *

Author Information

Patrick Roberts is Group Leader of the Stable Isotope Laboratory at the Department of Archaeology, Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History. He has pioneered the use of stable isotope analysis of human fossils for reconstructing the tropical forest adaptations of our species during its dispersal beyond Africa. Patrick has a broader interest in studying the time-depth of human impacts on tropical forests - now the most threatened terrestrial ecosystems after the polar ice-caps - and how this has varied across space and time. He is committed to current UNESCO initiatives that bring together archaeologists and anthropologists to discuss potential solutions for the conservation of ecological and cultural heritage in tropical forests today.

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