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100	1		_aSpeth, John D. _eauthor.
245	1	4	_aThe Paleoanthropology and Archaeology of Big-Game Hunting _h[electronic resource] : _bProtein, Fat, or Politics? / _cby John D. Speth.
264		1	_aNew York, NY : _bSpringer New York : _bImprint: Springer, _c2010.
300			_aXXXIII, 233 p. 20 illus. _bonline resource.
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
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490	1		_aInterdisciplinary Contributions to Archaeology, _x1568-2722
505	0		_aHow Do We Reconstruct Hunting Patterns in the Past? -- Big-Game Hunting in Human Evolution: The Traditional View -- The Other Side of Protein -- Were Big-Game Hunters Targeting Fat? -- Protein and Pregnancy -- Other Problems with High-Protein Intakes -- Protein and Taste -- Protein and Breast Milk -- Fat in Infancy -- DHA and the Developing Brain -- Big-Game Hunting: Protein, Fat, or Politics?.
520			_aSince its inception, paleoanthropology has been closely wedded to the idea that big-game hunting by our hominin ancestors arose, first and foremost, as a means for acquiring energy and vital nutrients. This assumption has rarely been questioned, and seems intuitively obvious—meat is a nutrient-rich food with the ideal array of amino acids, and big animals provide meat in large, convenient packages. Through new research, the author of this volume provides a strong argument that the primary goals of big-game hunting were actually social and political—increasing hunter’s prestige and standing—and that the nutritional component was just an added bonus. Through a comprehensive, interdisciplinary research approach, the author examines the historical and current perceptions of protein as an important nutrient source, the biological impact of a high-protein diet and the evidence of this in the archaeological record, and provides a compelling reexamination of this long-held conclusion. This volume will be of interest to researchers in Archaeology, Evolutionary Biology, and Paleoanthropology, particularly those studying diet and nutrition.
650		0	_aSocial sciences.
650		0	_aNutrition.
650		0	_aEvolution (Biology).
650		0	_aArchaeology.
650	1	4	_aSocial Sciences.
650	2	4	_aArchaeology.
650	2	4	_aEvolutionary Biology.
650	2	4	_aNutrition.
710	2		_aSpringerLink (Online service)
773	0		_tSpringer eBooks
776	0	8	_iPrinted edition: _z9781441967329
830		0	_aInterdisciplinary Contributions to Archaeology, _x1568-2722
856	4	0	_uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-6733-6
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