TY  - BOOK
AU  - Speth,John D.
ED  - SpringerLink (Online service)
TI  - The Paleoanthropology and Archaeology of Big-Game Hunting: Protein, Fat, or Politics? 
T2  - Interdisciplinary Contributions to Archaeology,
SN  - 9781441967336
AV  - CC1-960 
U1  - 930.1 23
PY  - 2010///
CY  - New York, NY
PB  - Springer New York, Imprint: Springer
KW  - Social sciences
KW  - Nutrition
KW  - Evolution (Biology)
KW  - Archaeology
KW  - Social Sciences
KW  - Evolutionary Biology
N1  - How 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?
N2  - Since 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
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