Provides a well-documented, geographically diverse overview of Stone Age sites in the wet tropics. Mercador provides the first synthesis of archaeological research in early foraging sites across the rainforest zone, and shows that tropical forests could harbour important clues to human evolution, the origins of modern behaviour, cultural diversity, and human impact on tropical ecosystems.
Julio Mercader is a professor of anthropology at the George Washington University. He has conducted numerous excavations in several African countries and has participated in archaeological research in Europe, Australia, and the New World.