Wendorf / Schild / Struever Prehistory of the Nile Valley

1. Auflage 2014
ISBN: 978-1-4832-7483-6
Verlag: Elsevier Science & Techn.
Format: PDF
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E-Book, Englisch, 428 Seiten, Web PDF

Studies in Archeology: Prehistory of the Nile Valley provides information pertinent to the prehistoric settlements along the Nile Valley. This book presents brief descriptions and the characteristics of the primary archeological taxonomic entities defined in the post-Nubia work. Organized into two parts encompassing 13 chapters, this book begins with an overview of the physiography of the Nile Valley and the Nile River, which gives fertility to the desert and attracts people to live beside its banks. This text then describes the geology of the El-Kilh area that lies on the west bank of the Nile about 15 km north of Idfu. Other chapters consider the series of lake aggradations and recessions during the Holocene in the Fayum Depression. This book discusses as well the development of the landscape at Dishna. The final chapter deals with the abundant geological and archeological data in Nubia. This book is a valuable resource for anthropologists.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Wendorf, Fred

Schild, Romuald

Struever, Stuart

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Front Cover;1
2;Regional Analysis: Economic Systems;4
3;Copyright Page;5
4;Table of Contents;6
5;List of Contributors;10
6;Preface;12
7;Contents of Volume II;16
8;Section A: INTRODUCTION: THE REGIONAL APPROACH TO ECONOMIC SYSTEMS;20
8.1;Chapter 1. Regional Economic Systems: Linking Geographical Models and Socioeconomic Problems;22
8.1.1;THE THÜNEN MODEL OF LAND USE;26
8.1.2;CENTRAL-PLACE THEORY;29
8.1.3;URBAN CENTRAL-PLACE PATTERNS;47
8.1.4;RURAL MARKETING SYSTEMS–SOME IRREGULAR TYPES;51
8.1.5;THE ORIGIN AND EVOLUTION OF MARKETS AND CENTRAL-PLACE SYSTEMS;63
8.1.6;ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT;70
8.1.7;SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS;77
8.1.8;REFERENCES;78
9;Section B:
TRADE, MARKETS, AND
URBAN CENTERS IN
DEVELOPING REGIONS;84
9.1;Chapter 2.
Periodic Trade in Developing Areas
without Markets;88
9.1.1;INTRODUCTION;88
9.1.2;CONDITIONS FOR MOBILE RETAILING;89
9.1.3;THE COST OF A GOOD;89
9.1.4;THE ATTRACTIVENESS OF A GOOD;90
9.1.5;A MODEL OF MOBILE RETAILING;91
9.1.6;PERIODICITY OF DEMAND;92
9.1.7;MOBILE RETAILING IN THE DEMAND AREA OF FIXED STORES;94
9.1.8;STAGES IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF PERIODIC TRADING SYSTEMS;95
9.1.9;THE DEMAND FOR GOODS;100
9.1.10;THE SUPPLY OF TRADERS;105
9.1.11;CONCLUSION;106
9.1.12;REFERENCES;107
9.2;Chapter 3. Contemporary Market Periodicity in Highland Ecuador;110
9.2.1;HIGHLAND ECUADOR;112
9.2.2;DAY-TO-DAY VARIATIONS IN MARKET ACTIVITY;115
9.2.3;SPATIOTEMPORAL ASPECTS OF MARKET PERIODICITY;129
9.2.4;CONCLUSIONS;138
9.2.5;REFERENCES;139
9.3;Chapter 4.
Periodic Markets and Urban
Development in Southern Ghana;142
9.3.1;CENTRAL-PLACE AND MERCANTILE MODELS;143
9.3.2;EMERGENCE OF THE MARKETING SYSTEM;148
9.3.3;CONTEMPORARY SPATIAL AND FUNCTIONAL SYSTEMS;154
9.3.4;EMERGENCE OF THE URBAN SYSTEM;157
9.3.5;ADMINISTRATIVE PARALLELS;158
9.3.6;CONCLUSIONS;161
9.3.7;REFERENCES;164
9.4;Chapter 5. The Role of Urban Food Needs in Regional Development, Puno, Peru;166
9.4.1;THE REGION;168
9.4.2;SUPPLY, DEMAND, AND EARLY MARKET FOUNDATION;172
9.4.3;THE PRE-1940 MARKETING PATTERN;176
9.4.4;CONTEMPORARY PATTERNS—A MARKET HIERARCHY;181
9.4.5;EFFECTS OF MARKET EVOLUTION IN ONE SUBREGION;189
9.4.6;SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION;194
9.4.7;ACKNOWLEDGMENTS;196
9.4.8;REFERENCES;196
10;Section C:
SPATIOECONOMIC
ORGANIZATION IN COMPLEX
REGIONAL SYSTEMS;198
10.1;Chapter 6. Specific Central-Place Models for an Evolving System of Market Towns on the Changhua Plain, Taiwan;202
10.1.1;INTRODUCTION;202
10.1.2;THE PRESENT;203
10.1.3;THE PAST;208
10.1.4;EXPLANATIONS;219
10.1.5;GENERAL CENTRAL-PLACE MODELS;221
10.1.6;SPECIFIC CENTRAL-PLACE MODELS FOR CHANGHUA;227
10.1.7;CONCLUSION;235
10.1.8;REFERENCES;236
10.2;Chapter 7.
Dendritic Central-Place Systems
and the Regional Organization of
Navajo Trading Posts;238
10.2.1;THE DENDRITIC SYSTEM MODEL:
AN ALTERNATIVE TO
CENTRAL-PLACE THEORY;240
10.2.2;DENDRITIC SYSTEM TYPES;251
10.2.3;APPLYING THE DENDRITIC SYSTEM MODEL TO THE NAVAJO REGION;253
10.2.4;CONCLUDING REMARKS;270
10.2.5;ACKNOWLEDGMENTS;271
10.2.6;REFERENCES;271
10.3;Chapter 8.
Causes and Consequences of
Central-Place Types in
Western Guatemala;274
10.3.1;THE PROBLEM;274
10.3.2;THE MODEL;276
10.3.3;THE REGION AND THE LOCAL SYSTEMS;281
10.3.4;GROUPING THE LOCAL SYSTEMS;286
10.3.5;TESTING THE MODELS;298
10.3.6;CONCLUSIONS ABOUT THE REGION;311
10.3.7;CONCLUSIONS ABOUT CENTRAL-PLACE THEORY;314
10.3.8;ACKNOWLEDGMENTS;314
10.3.9;APPENDIX;315
10.3.10;REFERENCES;318
11;Section D:
ECONOMIC CONSEQUENCES
OF REGIONAL SYSTEM
ORGANIZATION;320
11.1;Chapter 9.
Some Economic Dimensions of
Agricultural Marketing Research;322
11.1.1;FARM MARKETING IN TROPICAL AFRICA;322
11.1.2;THE AREAS OF STUDY;327
11.1.3;CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK;327
11.1.4;EFFECTIVENESS OF THE METHODOLOGIES;330
11.1.5;GENERAL IMPLICATIONS;343
11.1.6;ACKNOWLEDGMENTS;344
11.1.7;REFERENCES;344
11.2;Chapter 10.
Mobility Strategies in
Late Imperial China:
A Regional Systems Analysis;346
11.2.1;CENTRAL PLACES AND REGIONAL SYSTEMS;347
11.2.2;SOJOURNING AND MOBILITY;354
11.2.3;ACADEMIC AND ADMINISTRATIVE TALENT;355
11.2.4;ENTREPRENEURIAL TALENT;362
11.2.5;CRAFT AND SERVICE SPECIALIZATIONS;369
11.2.6;MISCELLANEOUS SPECIALIZATIONS;370
11.2.7;CONCLUSIONS;373
11.2.8;REFERENCES;380
12;Index;384