[内容简介]
Completely revised and updated, the new edition of this established text provides readers with a coherent scientific account of the great transformation of nature which took place during the last 10,000 years in the history of the planet, and the post-glacial period in which we are now living. It now includes substantial material on environmental and climate changes. Illustrations. Photos.
[目录]
List of Technical Boxes
Preface to the Second Edition
Acknowledgements
2 Reconstructing Holocene Environments
Dating the Past
Palaeoecological Techniques
Geological Techniques
Models of Environmental Reconstruction
3 The Pleistocene Prelude (>11,500 Cal. yr BP)
Ice-age Environments
The Terminal Pleistocene (16,000-11,500 Cal. yr BP)
Human Ecology at the End of the Pleistocene
4 Early Holocene Adaptations (11,500-5000 Cal. yr BP)
Changes in the Physical Environment
The Return of the Forests
The Ecology of Mesolithic Europe
Early Holocene Climates: Pattern and Process
5 The First Farmers
Agricultural Origins
The Role of Environmental Change in Early
Agriculture
Early Agricultural Impacts
6 The Taming of Nature (5000-500 Cal. yr BP)
Changes in the Natural Environment
Cultural Evolution
Expansion at the Periphery
Mediterranean Ecosystems
The Making of the Landscape: the British Isles
7 The Impact of Modern Times (500-0 Cal. yr BP)
Climatic Changes in Historical Times
Land-use History and Soil Erosion
Pollution Histories
8 The Environmental Future: A Holocene Perspective
Holocene Environmental Crises
Environmental Conservation and Holocene History
Appendix Calibration Table for Radiocarbon Ages
Glossary
Bibliography
Index
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