Survival by hunting : prehistoric human predators and animal prey

Book

Survival by hunting : prehistoric human predators and animal prey / George C. Frison.

Summary:

"Beginning with the Clovis Paleoindians who hunted mammoths and other large mammals more than 11,000 years ago, Frison proceeds to discuss successive cultures and their prey - bison, mountain sheep, pronghorn, deer, elk, and, to a lesser extent, horse and camel. Surveying many archaeological sites and artifacts, he covers topics such as animal behavior, weapons, tools for butchering, how the introduction of the horse changed hunting, and how the landscape was used to create bison jumps and sheep traps. Frison has personally tested many of these tools and techniques in the field, and he describes the results of those tests here. This book will lead to a better understanding of the complex hunting strategies used by prehistoric peoples of the American West and a better appreciation of their vanished cultures."--Jacket.

Record details

ISBN: 0520231902
ISBN: 9780520231900
Physical Description: xix, 266 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Publisher: Berkeley : University of California Press, ©2004.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:: Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-254) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:: Where the buffalo once roamed -- The education of a hunter -- Paleoindian hunters and extinct animals -- The North American bison -- The North American pronghorn -- The rocky mountain sheep -- Hunting the deer, elk, and other creatures -- Weaponry and tools used by the hunter -- Concluding thoughts.