The Long Journey : Reindeer and Humans from Palaeolithic to Anthropocene (Paperback)

Reindeer and humans arrived in Europe at roughly the same time. <p>The reindeer took a winding route from South America, through North America and Beringia in far-eastern Russia, before crossing the Ural Mountains and beginning the journey southwestward into Europe. Humans, on the other hand, started in Africa and entered Europe from the south. </p><p>One adapted to a life surrounded by snow and ice; the other was entirely dependent on the heat of the sun. A claim that such vastly different species would forge strong bonds and become mutually dependent would have seemed far-fetched. But that's exactly what happened! </p><p>For over 500,000 years, large herds of migrating reindeer sustained three different human species during the harshest climatic periods. Time and again, as cold and glaciers pushed humans into small ice-age refuges, it was reindeer that were consumed by the light of flickering fires. </p><p>Today, a steadily warming planet and habitat loss threatens the survival of the reindeer. Now, it is the reindeer that needs help from humans. The time has come for a role reversal in the mountains.</p>

Reindeer and humans arrived in Europe at roughly the same time.

The reindeer took a winding route from South America, through North America and Beringia in far-eastern Russia, before crossing the Ural Mountains and beginning the journey southwestward into Europe. Humans, on the other hand, started in Africa and entered Europe from the south.

One adapted to a life surrounded by snow and ice; the other was entirely dependent on the heat of the sun. A claim that such vastly different species would forge strong bonds and become mutually dependent would have seemed far-fetched. But that’s exactly what happened!

For over 500,000 years, large herds of migrating reindeer sustained three different human species during the harshest climatic periods. Time and again, as cold and glaciers pushed humans into small ice-age refuges, it was reindeer that were consumed by the light of flickering fires.

Today, a steadily warming planet and habitat loss threatens the survival of the reindeer. Now, it is the reindeer that needs help from humans. The time has come for a role reversal in the mountains.

Book format	Paperback
Fiction/nonfiction	Non-Fiction
Genre	Political & Social Sciences
Publication date	August, 2026
Pages	256
Subgenre	Anthropology
Series title	No Series
Number in series	0
Edition	1
Publisher	Whittles Publishing
Original languages	English
Language	English
Edu focus	Social Science
Educational level	General
Is collectible	N
Retail packaging	Single Piece
Assembled product height	40 in
Assembled product weight	0.63 lb
Bisac subject heading	Social Science