Encyclopedia Of Prehistory: Volume 5: Middle America
by Melvin Ember /
2012 / English / PDF
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The Encyclopedia of Prehistory represents temporal dimension. Major
traditions are an attempt to provide basic information also defined
by a somewhat different set of on all archaeologically known
cultures, sociocultural characteristics than are eth covering the
entire globe and the entire nological cultures. Major traditions
are prehistory of humankind. It is designed as defined based on
common subsistence a tool to assist in doing comparative practices,
sociopolitical organization, and research on the peoples of the
past. Most material industries, but language, ideology, of the
entries are written by the world's and kinship ties play little or
no part in foremost experts on the particular areas their
definition because they are virtually and time periods.
unrecoverable from archaeological con The Encyclopedia is
organized accord texts. In contrast, language, ideology, and ing
to major traditions. A major tradition kinship ties are central to
defining ethno is defined as a group of populations sharing
logical cultures. similar subsistence practices, technology, There
are three types of entries in the and forms of sociopolitical
organization, Encyclopedia: the major tradition entry, which are
spatially contiguous over a rela the regional subtradition entry,
and the tively large area and which endure tempo site entry. Each
contains different types of rally for a relatively long period.
Minimal information, and each is intended to be areal coverage for
a major tradition can used in a different way.
The Encyclopedia of Prehistory represents temporal dimension. Major
traditions are an attempt to provide basic information also defined
by a somewhat different set of on all archaeologically known
cultures, sociocultural characteristics than are eth covering the
entire globe and the entire nological cultures. Major traditions
are prehistory of humankind. It is designed as defined based on
common subsistence a tool to assist in doing comparative practices,
sociopolitical organization, and research on the peoples of the
past. Most material industries, but language, ideology, of the
entries are written by the world's and kinship ties play little or
no part in foremost experts on the particular areas their
definition because they are virtually and time periods.
unrecoverable from archaeological con The Encyclopedia is
organized accord texts. In contrast, language, ideology, and ing
to major traditions. A major tradition kinship ties are central to
defining ethno is defined as a group of populations sharing
logical cultures. similar subsistence practices, technology, There
are three types of entries in the and forms of sociopolitical
organization, Encyclopedia: the major tradition entry, which are
spatially contiguous over a rela the regional subtradition entry,
and the tively large area and which endure tempo site entry. Each
contains different types of rally for a relatively long period.
Minimal information, and each is intended to be areal coverage for
a major tradition can used in a different way.