{"product_id":"9781405189095","title":"First Migrants Ancient Migration in Global Perspective","description":"\u003ch1\u003eFirst Migrants\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eAncient Migration in Global Perspective\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003ePeter Bellwood\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eSocial Science \/ Archaeology\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe first publication to outline the complex global story of human migration and dispersal throughout the whole of human prehistory. Utilizing archaeological, linguistic and biological evidence, Peter Bellwood traces the journeys of the earliest hunter-gatherer and agriculturalist migrants as critical elements in the evolution of human lifeways.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe first volume to chart global human migration and population dispersal throughout the whole of human prehistory, in all regions of the world\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAn archaeological odyssey that details the initial spread of early humans out of Africa approximately two million years ago, through the Ice Ages, and down to the continental and island migrations of agricultural populations within the past 10,000 years\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEmploys archaeological, linguistic and biological evidence to demonstrate how migration has always been a vital and complex element in explaining the evolution of the human species\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOutlines how significant migrations have affected population diversity in every region of the world\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eClarifies the importance of the development of agriculture as a migratory imperative in later prehistory\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFully referenced with detailed maps throughout\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cb\u003ePeter Bellwood\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Archaeology at the Australian National University. A renowned authority in a field driven by contesting paradigms, his vast experience and detailed empirical research have informed his widely-translated publications, especially covering South East Asia and the Pacific. Recent key works include \u003ci\u003eThe Encyclopedia of Global Human Migration, Volume 1: Prehistory\u003c\/i\u003e (2013), co-edited with Immanuel Ness, \u003ci\u003eFirst Farmers\u003c\/i\u003e (Wiley-Blackwell, 2005), \u003ci\u003ePrehistory of the Indo-Malaysian Archipelago\u003c\/i\u003e (second edition 1997, reprinted 2007), and \u003ci\u003eExamining the Farming\/Language Dispersal Hypothesis\u003c\/i\u003e (2002), co-edited with Colin Renfrew. His research integrates a range of techniques from archaeology, linguistics, and human biology, and he is currently engaged in archaeological research in Vietnam and the Philippines.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e17 September 2013\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781405189095\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e328\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e23.36\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44379928690828,"sku":"9781405189095","price":99.86,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781405189095.jpg?v=1780162653","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781405189095","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}