Theory and Practice of Archaeology A Workbook

Name: Theory and Practice of Archaeology A Workbook
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ISBN: 9780131898059

ISBN-10: 0131898051

ISBN-13: 9780131898059

Edition: 3rd 2004 (Revised)

Authors: Thomas C. Patterson

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Intended to help the reader learn how to think like an archaeologist.This book includes activities that challenge readers to interpret and explain field findings and help them to see the link between theory and practice. Topics include stratigraphy, seriation, modes of production, divisions of labor, social reproduction, and class struggle and resistance.For those interested in discovering the history of contemporary social structures.

Book details

List price: $70.95
Edition: 3rd
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: Routledge
Publication date: 5/24/2004
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 190
Size: 7.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.25" tall
Weight: 0.594
Language: English



Preface


Some Suggestions for Teachers


Introduction


Problems and Discussion



Stratigraphy: Establishing a Sequence from Excavated Archaeological Evidence



Seriation: Ordering Archaeological Evidence by Stylistic Differences



Constructing a Regional Chronology



Modes of Production, Divisions of Labor, and Social Reproduction



Time and Place as Operating Conditions in Production



The Construction and Transformation of Regional Landscapes



Social Divisions of Labor, Class Structures, and State Formation



State Formation: Conquest Abroad, Repression at Home



Frontier Societies: State Formation and Uneven Development



State Formation and the Reorganization of Social Production and Reproduction



The Social Construction of Gender, Ethnicity, and Race



Class Struggle and Resistance