{"product_id":"mixed-harvest-rob-swigart-9781789206203","title":"Mixed Harvest: Stories from the Human Past","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eShort stories about the deep past and those who lived through millennia of exploration, hardship, and uncertainty during the evolution of farming. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Winner of the 2019 Nautilus Book Award, Multicultural and Indigenous\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \"Swigart is to be congratulated for giving us a series of connected short stories that are both entertaining and educational. The book is accurately grounded in archaeological facts, and its individual stories are thoroughly believable. Its particular format should be emulated by all those wishing to blend fact and fiction, not just as entertainment but as education, too.\"-\u003cem\u003eJournal of Eastern Mediterranean Archaeology and Heritage Studies\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e In unforgettable stories of the human journey, a combination of compelling storytelling and well-researched archaeology underscore an excavation into the deep past of human development and its consequences. Through a first encounter between a Neanderthal woman and the Modern Human to the emergence and destruction of the world's first cities, \u003cem\u003eMixed Harvest\u003c\/em\u003e tells the tale of the Neolithic Revolution, also called the (First) Agricultural Revolution, the most significant event since modern humans emerged. Rob Swigart's latest work humanizes the rapid transition to agriculture and pastoralism with a grounding in the archaeological record.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003cem\u003eFrom the introduction: \u003cbr\u003e In the space of a few thousand years agriculture dominated the earth. We live with it all around us. History began, cities soared, the landscape was crisscrossed with roads.... Each story is prefaced by a short introduction and followed by some context in order to stitch the narrative together. Some stories are linked, but most are independent. The stories are gathered into three chapters: \"Shelter,\" \"House,\" and \"Home.\" These represent a progression in where we lived, a series of transformations in technology and consciousness.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Rob Swigart\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1789206200\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781789206203\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Berghahn Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/03\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.71lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.50d","brand":"Rob Swigart","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43983613493503,"sku":"9781789206203","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_2847034b-8e79-4714-bf3a-1908c3fab4f2.jpg?v=1683267693","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/mixed-harvest-rob-swigart-9781789206203","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}