This article summarises the history of cinnabar, from its first uses in burials to modern oils on
canvas. After a brief introduction on mercury and contamination issues, the article gets to the …

This paper presents a global synopsis about the geomorphic evidence of soil erosion in
humid and semihumid areas since the beginning of agriculture. Historical documents …

The first book to comprehensively assess anthropology's engagement with climate change,
this pioneering volume both maps out exciting trajectories for research and issues a call to …

This book addresses one of the most debated and least understood revolutions in the history
of our species, the change from foraging (hunting and gathering) to farming. Ten thousand …

In the last thirty years, there have been fierce debates over how civilizations develop and
why the West became so powerful. The Measure of Civilization presents a brand-new way of …

The first publication to outline the complex global story of human migration and dispersal
throughout the whole of human prehistory. Utilizing archaeological, linguistic and biological …

Anthropological archaeology and other disciplines concerned with the formation of early
complex societies are undergoing a theoretical shift stemming from the realization that the …

Naturally occurring minerals or their synthetic analogues have been important as pigments
used in artistic and cosmetic contexts in global antiquity. The analysis and identification of …

The transition to urbanism has long focused on annual staple crops (cereals and legumes),
perhaps at the expense of understanding other changes within agricultural practices that …

This contemporary introduction to the principles and research base of cultural ecology is the
ideal textbook for advanced undergraduate and beginning graduate courses that deal with …