Background
Mithen, Steven John was born on October 16, 1960 in Ashford, Kent, England. Son of William and Pat Mithen.
(Thoughtful Foragers- A Study of Prehistoric Decision Maki...)
Thoughtful Foragers- A Study of Prehistoric Decision Making by Mithen,Professor Steven J.. 2009,Reissue. Paperback
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(The definitive publication of the ten year Southern Hebri...)
The definitive publication of the ten year Southern Hebrides Mesolithic Project. The project aimed to document Mesolithic settlement on the islands of Islay and Colonsay and, in intepreting it, to throw light on a number of major issues: the colonisation of Scotland following the last Ice Age; the nature of early postglacial settlement patterns; the transition to Neolithic and farming communities. The report is divided into nine sections describing the development of the project, palaeoenvironmental studies on raw materials, sea level change and vegetation history. Later sections cover the results of archaeological surveys and excavations, the computer modelling of site location and foraging behaviour and the experimental replication of tool use. The monograph concludes with an overall interpretation of the diverse strands of evidence regarding Mesolithic settlement in this region. A core element is the publication of Bolsay Farm on Islay and Staosnaig on Colonsay. The key feature of the project, however, is the application of a landscape approach to hunter-gatherer archaeology through multi-disciplinary research.
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20,000 B.C., the peak of the last ice age--the atmosphere is heavy with dust, deserts, and glaciers span vast regions, and people, if they survive at all, exist in small, mobile groups, facing the threat of extinction. But these people live on the brink of seismic change--10,000 years of climate shifts culminating in abrupt global warming that will usher in a fundamentally changed human world. After the Ice is the story of this momentous period--one in which a seemingly minor alteration in temperature could presage anything from the spread of lush woodland to the coming of apocalyptic floods--and one in which we find the origins of civilization itself. Drawing on the latest research in archaeology, human genetics, and environmental science, After the Ice takes the reader on a sweeping tour of 15,000 years of human history. Steven Mithen brings this world to life through the eyes of an imaginary modern traveler--John Lubbock, namesake of the great Victorian polymath and author of Prehistoric Times. With Lubbock, readers visit and observe communities and landscapes, experiencing prehistoric life--from aboriginal hunting parties in Tasmania, to the corralling of wild sheep in the central Sahara, to the efforts of the Guila Naquitz people in Oaxaca to combat drought with agricultural innovations. Part history, part science, part time travel, After the Ice offers an evocative and uniquely compelling portrayal of diverse cultures, lives, and landscapes that laid the foundations of the modern world.
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(Thoughtful Foragers is about hunter-gatherer decision mak...)
Thoughtful Foragers is about hunter-gatherer decision making. The author explores the implications of the human mind as a product of biological evolution for the way in which humans solve foraging problems. He draws on studies form ethology, psychology and ethnography prior to turning his attention to prehistoric hunter-gatherers. He attempts to construct explanations for patterns in the archaeological record by an explicit focus on decision making by individuals. Thoughtful Foragers will appeal to specialists in European prehistory as well as to those interested in archaeological theory and method. It makes some very significant advances, which will be of real importance for the field of evolutionary theory in relation to human evolution and the evaluation of human social systems.
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Mithen, Steven John was born on October 16, 1960 in Ashford, Kent, England. Son of William and Pat Mithen.
Bachelor with honors, Sheffield University, England, 1983. Master of Science, York University, England, 1984. Doctor of Philosophy, Cambridge University, England, 1988.
Research fellow Trinity Hall, Cambridge, 1987-1991. Research associate McDonald Institute, 1990-1992. Lecturer Reading (England) University, 1992-1996, reader, 1998-2000, professor early prehistory, since 2000.
(Thoughtful Foragers- A Study of Prehistoric Decision Maki...)
(The definitive publication of the ten year Southern Hebri...)
(Thoughtful Foragers is about hunter-gatherer decision mak...)
( 20,000 B.C., the peak of the last ice age--the atmosph...)
Fellow Society Antiquaries of Scotland, Society Antiquaries of London, British Academy.
Married Susan Mithen. Children: Hannah, Nicholas, Heather.