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The Environmental Approach to Prehistoric Studies: Concepts and Theories
Author(s) -
Smyntyna Olena V.
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
history and theory
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.169
H-Index - 41
eISSN - 1468-2303
pISSN - 0018-2656
DOI - 10.1046/j.1468-2303.2003.00256.x
Subject(s) - prehistory , plea , anthropology , sociology , epistemology , social science , ecology , history , archaeology , philosophy , biology , political science , law
This article examines the main approaches to prehistoric environmental studies. The history of theories and concepts used in contemporary prehistory, archaeology, cultural and social anthropology, ecology, sociology, psychology, and demography is discussed. The author concludes with a plea for the concept of “living space” as a way to address certain problems in interdisciplinary studies of prehistoric societies.