Includes bibliographical references (p. 203-217) and index.
Contents
Introduction to the Neolithic -- Box: Preservation at the Swiss lake village -- The genetics of domestication -- Box: Natural selection and the peppered moth -- Archaeological evidence for domestication -- Box: Evidence for domestication at Abu Hureyra -- Plant domestication -- Box: The domestication of maize (corn) -- Animal domestication -- Box: Dogs and cats -- Architecture -- Box: Monumental architecture -- Pottery -- Box: Jomon pottery -- Diet and disease -- Box: Ceramics and cooking -- Power and prestige -- Box: War -- Technology and trade -- Box: Women's work -- Art and religion -- Box: The monumental statues from `Ain Ghazal -- What caused the Neolithic transition?
