{"product_id":"neolithic-farming-in-central-europe-amy-bogaard-9780415324861","title":"Neolithic Farming in Central Europe: An Archaeobotanical Study of Crop Husbandry Practices","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eNeolithic Farming in Central Europe\u003c\/em\u003e examines the nature of the earliest crop cultivation, a subject that illuminates the lives of Neolithic farming families and the day-to-day reality of the transition from hunting and gathering to farming.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDebate surrounding the nature of crop husbandry in Neolithic central Europe has focussed on the permanence of cultivation, its intensity and its seasonality: variables that carry different implications for Neolithic society.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAmy Bogaard reviews the archaeological evidence for four major competing models of Neolithic crop husbandry - shifting cultivation, extensive plough cultivation, floodplain cultivation and intensive garden cultivation - and evaluates charred crop and weed assemblages.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHer conclusions identify the most appropriate model of cultivation, and highlight the consequences of these agricultural practices for our understanding of Neolithic societies in central Europe.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Amy Bogaard\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0415324866\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780415324861\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/16\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 226\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.84lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.14h x 6.14w x 0.42d","brand":"Amy Bogaard","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48086588948735,"sku":"9780415324861","price":54.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b817d71a-e535-4b5a-811e-5bf2ad43383f.jpg?v=1769095550","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/neolithic-farming-in-central-europe-amy-bogaard-9780415324861","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}