Studying Technological Change A Behavioral Approach

Name: Studying Technological Change A Behavioral Approach
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ISBN: 9781607811367

ISBN-10: 1607811367

ISBN-13: 9781607811367

Edition: 2011

Authors: Michael Brian Schiffer

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Studying Technological Changesynthesizes nearly four decades of research by Michael Brian Schiffer, a cofounder of the field of behavioral archaeology. This new book asks historical and scientific questions about the interaction of people with artifacts during all times and in all places. The book is not about the history or prehistory of technology, nor is it a catalog of methods and techniques for inferring how specific technologies were made or used. Rather, it supplies conceptual tools that can be used to help craft an explanation of any technological change in any society. The behavioral approach leads to new questions, creative research employing diverse lines of evidence, and, often,…

Book details

List price: $50.00
Copyright year: 2011
Publisher: University of Utah Press
Publication date: 5/15/2011
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 240
Size: 7.00" wide x 10.00" long x 0.70" tall
Weight: 23.958

Michael Brian Schiffer is Fred A. Riecker Distinguished Professor of Anthropology at the University of Arizona and Research Associate at the Lemelson Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution. He is the author of six previous books on technology.