Dolní Věstonice--Pavlov : explaining Paleolithic settlements in central Europe /
Jiří A. Svoboda ; English translation by Suzanne Dibble.
- First edition.
- College Station : Texas A and M University Press, (c)2020.
- 1 online resource (324 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color), maps (chiefly color)
- Peopling of the Americas publications .
Translated from the Czech. "Peopling of the Americas publication."
Includes bibliographies and index.
The Expansion of Homo sapiens: The Paleoanthropological Context -- The Discovery of Dolní Věstonice: Research History -- A Calendar of the Ages: Chronology -- The Face of the Landscape: Paleoecology -- Hunters in the Landscape: Settlement Archeology -- Everyday Life: Paleoethnology -- Take but Do Not Exhaust: Subsistence -- Materials and Artefacts: Technology -- Before the Neolithic: Technological Innovation -- The Domestication of Features: Rituals and Symbols -- And Then Comes Death: Anthropology and Genetics -- Collapse, Survival, and Regeneration -- Appendix: Contributors to Specialized Volumes of the Dolní Věstonice Studies Series, numbers 2-6, 12, 14, 18, 21.
"Richly illustrated throughout, including beautiful color renderings of scenes from Paleolithic life suggested by Svoboda's research, this first English translation of Dolní Věstonice-Pavlov: Explaining Paleolithic Settlements in Central Europe is sure to provide not only vital information for scholars, researchers, and students but also insightful and thought-provoking background for interested general readers"--