Patagonian Prehistory

Raven Garvey is associate professor of anthropology at the University of Michigan. Her research combines archaeological data with evolutionary modeling to address questions at the interface of human behavioral ecology and cultural transmission theory. She is coauthor, with Robert Bettinger and Shannon Tushingham, of Hunter-Gatherers: Archaeological and EvolutionaryTheory.

"Patagonian Prehistory is a major work of lasting importance. It fills a long-standing gap in anthropological treatments of Patagonia, anchors the major questions to be addressed there on a solid groundwork of evolutionary theory, and establishes Dr. Garvey as a major South American scholar with interests in, and research on, problems of interest to scholars around the world that transcend her Patagonian subject matter." --Robert L. Bettinger, Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Department of Anthropology, University of California, Davis "This book is not just about regional prehistory--it's about how to think about a region's prehistory, with Patagonia as a case study. If you want an example of how to think about prehistory from the point of view of two evolutionary paradigms--human behavioral ecology and co-evolutionary theory--you will not be disappointed." --Robert L. Kelly, professor, anthropology, University of Wyoming "Well written, technically and theoretically up to date. The work draws attention to a part of the Holocene hunter-gatherer world that (like Tasmania) offers a strong counter to general expectations about relationships between latitude, environmental productivity, and many aspects of forager behavior. It also offers a solution to problems worthy of further exploration." --James F. O'Connell, professor emeritus of anthropology, University of Utah