Archaeology as Human Ecology Methods and Theory for a Contextual Approach

Name: Archaeology as Human Ecology Methods and Theory for a Contextual Approach
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ISBN: 9780521288774

ISBN-10: 0521288770

ISBN-13: 9780521288774

Edition: 1982

Authors: Karl W. Butzer

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Archaeology as Human Ecology is a new introduction to concepts and methods in archaeology. It deals not with artifacts, but with sites, settlements, and subsistence. Karl W. Butzer's goal is to interpret the ecosystem of which an archaeologicial site or site network was part. Components of this study include geo-archaeology, archaeobotany, zoo-archaeology, and archaeometry. These methods are then used in examining interactions between human communities and their biophysical environment: the impact of settlement on site formation and the effects of subsistence activities on plants, animals, soils, and overall landscape modification. Finally, the methods and theoretical approach, are applied…

Book details

List price: $39.99
Copyright year: 1982
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 5/31/1982
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 380
Size: 5.91" wide x 9.02" long x 0.67" tall
Weight: 1.188
Language: English




Perspectives



Context in archaeology



Environmental systems: spatial and temporal variability



Foundations



Geo-archaeology I: basic principles



Geo-archaeology II: landscape context



Geo-archaeology III: stratigraphic context



Geo-archaeology IV: site formation



Geo-archaeology V: site modification and destruction



Geo-archaeology VI: human impact on the landscape



Archaeometry: prospecting, provenance, dating



Archaeobotany: vegetation and plant utilization



Zoo-archaeology: faunas and animal procurement



Synthesis



Spatial integration I: quantitative models for pattern analysis



Spatial integration II: socioecological models for settlement analysis



Spatial integration III: reconstruction of settlement systems



Diachronic systems I: cultural adaptation



Diachronic systems II: continuity and change


References


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