{"product_id":"a-companion-to-ancient-agriculture-isbn-9781119574422","title":"A Companion to Ancient Agriculture","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA COMPANION TO ANCIENT AGRICULTURE\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn authoritative overview of agricultural development in the ancient world\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Companion to Ancient Agriculture\u003c\/i\u003e investigates the history and development of agriculture in the ancient world, focusing primarily on the Near East and Mediterranean regions. This unique text explores the cultivation of the soil and rearing of animals through centuries of human civilization—from the Neolithic beginnings of agriculture to Late Antiquity. Chapters written by the leading scholars in their fields present a multidisciplinary examination of the agricultural methods and influences that have enabled humans to survive and prosper. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConsisting of thirty-one chapters, the \u003ci\u003eCompanion\u003c\/i\u003e presents essays on a range of topics that include economic-political, anthropological, zooarchaeological, ethnobotanical, and archaeobotanical investigation of ancient agriculture. Chronologically-organized chapters offer in-depth discussions of agriculture in Bronze Age Egypt and Mesopotamia, Hellenistic Greece and Imperial Rome, Iran and Central Asia, and other regions. Sections on comparative agricultural history discuss agriculture in the Indian subcontinent and prehistoric China while an insightful concluding section helps readers understand ancient agriculture from a modern perspective. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePresents a full-length biophysical and social overview of ancient agriculture\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides clear accounts of the current state of research written by experts in their respective areas\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePlaces ancient Mediterranean agriculture in conversation with contemporary practice in Eastern and Southern Asia\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes coverage of analysis of stable isotopes in ancient agricultural cultivation\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers plentiful illustrations, references, case studies, and further reading suggestions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Companion to Ancient Agriculture\u003c\/i\u003e is a much-needed resource for advanced students, instructors, scholars, and researchers in fields such as agricultural history, ancient economics, and in broader disciplines including classics, archaeology, and ancient history. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eContributor Biographies xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Introduction 1\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDavid Hollander and Timothy Howe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I Plants \u0026amp; Animals 5\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Paleoethnobotany and Ancient Agriculture 7\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAlan Farahani\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Zooarchaeology 37\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eValasia Isaakidou\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Stable Isotopes in Ancient Agriculture 55\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eSimone Riehl\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Agricultural Plants in the Ancient Mediterranean 83\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eM. Eleanor Irwin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Animals: The Major Domesticates 103\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMichael MacKinnon\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II The Neolithic 119\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 The Beginnings of Agriculture 121\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003ePhillip C. Edwards\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III The Bronze Age 149\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Agriculture in Bronze Age Mesopotamia 151\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMichael Jursa\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Egyptian Agriculture in the Bronze Age: Peasants, Landlords‚ and Institutions 173\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJuan Carlos Moreno García\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Agriculture in the Bronze Age Levant 193\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJens Kamlah and Simone Riehl\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Agriculture in the Chalcolithic and Bronze Age of Asia Minor 211\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAndrew S. Fairbairn\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Bronze Age Europe: Revolutions in Agricultural Adaptation 241\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eLynne A. Kvapil\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV From the Early Iron Age to Late Antiquity (300s ce) 265\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Greece and Anatolia, 1200–500 bce 267\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eClémence Pagnoux and Julien Zurbach\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Agriculture in Greece and Coastal Anatolia, 500–100 bce 289\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eChristophe Chandezon\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Agriculture in Magna Graecia (Iron Age to Hellenistic Period) 317\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eD. Alex Walthall\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 Agriculture in the Hellenistic Kingdoms 343\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJ.G. Manning\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 Adapting to a Diverse Landscape: Agriculture in Hellenistic and Roman Anatolia 363\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eTuran Takaoğlu\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18 Agriculture on the Shores of the Black Sea 383\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eSmaranda Andrews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19 Agriculture in Iron Age and Archaic Italy 399\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eLaura Motta and Katherine Beydler\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20 Agriculture in Republican Italy 417\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eSaskia Roselaar\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21 Agriculture in Imperial Italy 431\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAnnalisa Marzano\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22 Agriculture in Roman Gaul 447\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAlain Ferdière\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23 Agriculture in Roman Iberia 479\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eBenedict Lowe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e24 Agriculture in Roman North Africa 499\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDennis Kehoe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e25 Agriculture in Roman Egypt 517\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eBrendan Haug\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e26 Agriculture in Iron Age Mesopotamia 539\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMichael Kozuh\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e27 Iran and Central Asia in the Achaemenid and Hellenistic Periods 565\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRachel Mairs\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart V Comparative Agricultural History 575\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e28 Ancient Agriculture in the Indian Subcontinent: The Archaeobotanical Evidence 577\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRavi Korisettar\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e29 Trajectories of Agricultural Development in Prehistoric China: From the Beginning of Crop Cultivation to the Period of Agricultural Intensification (c. 10 000–3000 BP) 611\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eYijie Zhuang\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e30 Late Antique Farming 633\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMichael J. Decker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart VI Conclusion 649\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e31 Common Ground: Understanding Ancient Agriculture from the Perspective of the Modern 651\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003ePamela Riney‐Kehrberg\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 657\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Hollander\u003c\/b\u003e is Associate Professor of History, Iowa State University, USA. He is author of \u003ci\u003eMoney in the Late Roman Republic\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eFarmers and Agriculture in the Roman Economy\u003c\/i\u003e and an editor of \u003ci\u003eThe Encyclopedia of Ancient History\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTimothy Howe\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of History and Ancient Studies, St. Olaf College, Minnesota, USA. Professor Howe is a field archaeologist and agricultural historian and is Senior Editor for \u003ci\u003eThe Ancient History Bulletin\u003c\/i\u003e. He is author of \u003ci\u003ePastoral Politics: Animals, Agriculture and Society in Ancient Greece\u003c\/i\u003e.   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA COMPANION TO ANCIENT AGRICULTURE\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn authoritative overview of agricultural development in the ancient world\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Companion to Ancient Agriculture\u003c\/i\u003e investigates the history and development of agriculture in the ancient world, focusing primarily on the Near East and Mediterranean regions. This unique text explores the cultivation of the soil and rearing of animals through centuries of human civilization—from the Neolithic beginnings of agriculture to Late Antiquity. Chapters written by the leading scholars in their fields present a multidisciplinary examination of the agricultural methods and influences that have enabled humans to survive and prosper. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConsisting of thirty-one chapters, the \u003ci\u003eCompanion\u003c\/i\u003e presents essays on a range of topics that include economic-political, anthropological, zooarchaeological, ethnobotanical, and archaeobotanical investigation of ancient agriculture. Chronologically-organized chapters offer in-depth discussions of agriculture in Bronze Age Egypt and Mesopotamia, Hellenistic Greece and Imperial Rome, Iran and Central Asia, and other regions. 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